Shares of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 87 ($1.13) and last traded at GBX 87.60 ($1.14), with a volume of 2891134 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 89.10 ($1.16).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have weighed in on CARD shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 185 ($2.40) target price on shares of Card Factory in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on Card Factory in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. They set a "buy" rating and a GBX 154 ($2.00) price objective for the company.
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Card Factory Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of £302.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 730.00, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 112.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 106.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.23.
Card Factory Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be issued a GBX 1.20 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.84%. Card Factory's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5,000.00%.
Insider Transactions at Card Factory
In other Card Factory news, insider Pamela Powell acquired 4,766 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 104 ($1.35) per share, with a total value of £4,956.64 ($6,428.01). Insiders own 14.41% of the company's stock.
About Card Factory
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Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of cards, gifts, and celebration essentials in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through five segments: Cardfactory Stores, Cardfactory Online, Getting Personal, Partnerships, and Printcraft. The company provides greeting cards, celebration accessories, and gifts through cardfactory stores, cardfactory online retails, and network of third-party retail partners; and personalised cards and gifts through online retailer, as well as manufactures and sells greeting cards and personalised gifts through its stores and online businesses.
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