Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 366 ($4.75) and last traded at GBX 348 ($4.52), with a volume of 347984 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 355.47 ($4.62).
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on MSLH. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.45) target price on shares of Marshalls in a report on Monday, August 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a GBX 370 ($4.80) price objective on shares of Marshalls in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th.
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Marshalls Trading Up 2.7 %
The stock has a market capitalization of £904.01 million, a P/E ratio of 4,450.00, a PEG ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 332.21 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 316.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.34.
Marshalls Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.60 ($0.03) per share. This represents a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. Marshalls's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10,000.00%.
Insider Activity
In other Marshalls news, insider Matt Pullen purchased 14,330 shares of Marshalls stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 349 ($4.53) per share, for a total transaction of £50,011.70 ($64,933.39). Insiders own 2.73% of the company's stock.
About Marshalls
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Marshalls plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells landscape, building, and roofing products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers paving products, such as flag paving, natural stone paving, block paving, permeable paving, tactile paving, accessories, steps, rail products, marker blocks, setts and cobbles, and pedestals; kerbs; and combined kerb and drainage systems, linear drainage systems, below ground drainage, offsite solutions, civils and drainage water management, specialist precast, and precast solutions.
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