Loungers (LGRS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Loungers plc operates cafés, bars, and restaurants under the Lounge and Cosy Club brand names in England and Wales. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 305.03 to 308
• 50-Day Range: 219 to 307
• 52-Week Range: 192 to 318
• Volume: 402,417 shs
• Average Volume: 146,478 shs
• Market Capitalization: £316.92 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,389.17
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 370
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Loungers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Loungers scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Loungers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Loungers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Loungers is 3,389.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Loungers is 3,389.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 329.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Loungers has a PEG Ratio of 0.99. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Loungers has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LGRS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Loungers does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Loungers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LGRS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Loungers has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Loungers this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Loungers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Loungers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.07% of the stock of Loungers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.68% of the stock of Loungers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LGRS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LGRS shares performed this year?

Loungers' stock was trading at GBX 226 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LGRS shares have increased by 35.0% and is now trading at GBX 305.03.
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How do I buy shares of Loungers?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Loungers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loungers investors own include IQE (IQE), Greencore Group (GNC), SSP Group (SSPG), Aviva (AV), Babcock International Group (BAB), Barclays (BARC) and B&M European Value Retail (BME).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:LGRS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: thelounges.co.uk
• Phone: 44 11 7930 9971
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,389.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.85
• P/E Growth: 0.99
• Net Income: £9.12 million
• Net Margins: 2.58%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.06%
• Return on Assets: 3.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 109.36
• Current Ratio: 0.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £353.49 million
• Price / Sales: 0.90
• Cash Flow: GBX 35.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.55
• Book Value: GBX 145 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,900,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £316.92 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.56