NEXT plc (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 9,665.69 ($121.63) and traded as high as GBX 9,896 ($124.52). NEXT shares last traded at GBX 9,846 ($123.90), with a volume of 267,259 shares changing hands.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "not rated" rating on shares of NEXT in a research report on Thursday, September 19th.
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NEXT Trading Down 2.6 %
The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 9,920.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 9,666.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 125.90, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of £11.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,459.67, a PEG ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 1.37.
Insider Activity at NEXT
In related news, insider Jeremy Stakol sold 26,523 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,879 ($124.31), for a total value of £2,620,207.17 ($3,297,102.27). 6.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About NEXT
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Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers.
NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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