Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Trading Up 1.1% - Still a Buy?

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX - Get Free Report) shares were up 1.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 173.80 ($2.20) and last traded at GBX 170.20 ($2.15). Approximately 418,957 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 58% from the average daily volume of 989,957 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 168.40 ($2.13).

Wickes Group Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £398.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 456.98, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 161.28 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 160.38.

About Wickes Group

Wickes is one of the UK's best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber. Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.