Monks (LON:MNKS) Reaches New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?

Monks (LON:MNKS - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,354 ($17.11) and last traded at GBX 1,354 ($17.11), with a volume of 220050 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,338 ($16.90).

Monks Trading Up 0.1 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.47, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,297.98 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,229.28. The firm has a market cap of £2.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.71.

Monks (LON:MNKS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The company reported GBX 1.15 ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Monks had a return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 96.67%.

About Monks

The Trust aims for long-term capital growth which takes priority over income. This is pursued through applying a patient approach to investment, principally from a differentiated, actively managed global equity portfolio containing a diversified range of growth stocks – companies with above average earnings growth – which we expect to hold for around five years on average.