Marston's PLC (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 40.67 ($0.51) and traded as high as GBX 41.70 ($0.53). Marston's shares last traded at GBX 41.20 ($0.52), with a volume of 1,071,142 shares trading hands.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Marston's in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st.
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Marston's Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.96, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.36. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 42.08 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 40.71. The stock has a market capitalization of £264.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.40, a PEG ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68.
Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 3rd. The company reported GBX 5.20 ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marston's had a negative net margin of 1.91% and a negative return on equity of 2.72%. Analysts forecast that Marston's PLC will post 8.364486 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Marston's
In other Marston's news, insider Hayleigh Lupino bought 111,997 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 45 ($0.57) per share, with a total value of £50,398.65 ($63,586.49). Company insiders own 1.83% of the company's stock.
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Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.
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