The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB) Sets New 12-Month Low - Should You Sell?

The Pebble Group plc (LON:PEBB - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 34.40 ($0.46) and last traded at GBX 35.10 ($0.47), with a volume of 260908 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 37 ($0.49).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 100 ($1.33) price objective on shares of The Pebble Group in a research report on Monday, March 24th.

The Pebble Group Stock Down 1.3 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £57.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.27 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.25, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 39.68 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 44.29.

The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 4.63 ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. The Pebble Group had a return on equity of 6.55% and a net margin of 4.74%. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Pebble Group plc will post 5.0724638 earnings per share for the current year.

The Pebble Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.85 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This is a boost from The Pebble Group's previous dividend of $1.20. This represents a dividend yield of 4.62%. The Pebble Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.29%.

Insider Activity

In other The Pebble Group news, insider Christopher Lee purchased 270,000 shares of The Pebble Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 37 ($0.49) per share, with a total value of £99,900 ($133,022.64). Also, insider Claire Louise Thomson sold 72,336 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 45 ($0.60), for a total transaction of £32,551.20 ($43,343.81). Insiders own 12.02% of the company's stock.

The Pebble Group Company Profile

The Pebble Group plc (www.thepebblegroup.com) is a provider of digital commerce, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, comprising two differentiated businesses, focused on specific areas of the promotional products market: Facilisgroup (www.facilisgroup.com) and Brand Addition (www.brandaddition.com). Facilisgroup focuses on supporting the growth of mid-sized promotional product businesses in North America by providing a digital commerce platform, which enables those businesses to benefit from significant business efficiency and gain meaningful supply chain advantage from the ability to purchase from quality suppliers under preferred terms. Brand Addition focuses upon providing promotional products and related services under contract to some of the world's most recognisable brands.