The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Property Franchise Group PLC (AIM: TPFG) is the UK's largest multi-brand property franchisor, with a network of over 1,946 outlets delivering high quality services to residential clients, combined with an established Financial Services business. The Company was founded in 1986 and has since strategically grown to a diverse portfolio of 18 brands operating throughout the UK, comprising longstanding high-street focused brands and two hybrid brands. The Property Franchise Group is also a member of two leading mortgage networks through its mortgage brokers, Brook Financial (MAB) and The Mortgage Genie (Primis). TPFG's brands are: Belvoir, CJ Hole, Country Properties, Ellis & Co, EweMove, Fine & Country, Hunters, Lovelle, Martin & Co, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Mullucks, Newton Fallowell, Nicholas Humphreys, Northwood, Parkers, The Guild of Property Professionals and Whitegates. Headquartered in Bournemouth, the Company was listed on AIM on the London Stock Exchange in 2013 and entered the AIM 100 in July 2024. More information is available at www.propertyfranchise.co.uk

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 395 to 403
• 50-Day Range: 394 to 445
• 52-Week Range: 310 to 490
• Volume: 151,365 shs
• Average Volume: 124,046 shs
• Market Capitalization: £255 million
• P/E Ratio: 2,105.26
• Dividend Yield: 3.25%
• Price Target: GBX 589
• Consensus Rating: Buy

The Property Franchise Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Property Franchise Group scored higher than 51% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

The Property Franchise Group 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

The Property Franchise Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of The Property Franchise Group is 2,105.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of The Property Franchise Group is 2,105.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 223.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Property Franchise Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.43. 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 TPFG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

The Property Franchise Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

The Property Franchise Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of The Property Franchise Group is 6,842.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TPFG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

The Property Franchise Group has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for The Property Franchise Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, The Property Franchise Group insiders have sold 804.52% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £80,000 in company stock and sold £723,618.38 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.92% of the stock of The Property Franchise Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.30% of the stock of The Property Franchise Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

TPFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TPFG shares performed this year?

The Property Franchise Group's stock was trading at GBX 406.20 at the start of the year. Since then, TPFG shares have decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at GBX 400.
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How were The Property Franchise Group's earnings last quarter?

The Property Franchise Group PLC (LON:TPFG) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 11th. The company reported $5.90 earnings per share for the quarter. The Property Franchise Group had a net margin of 18.95% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.48%.

How do I buy shares of The Property Franchise Group?

Shares of TPFG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of The Property Franchise Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Property Franchise Group investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Amphenol (APH), AutoZone (AZO), Bank of America (BAC), Belvoir Group (BLV), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) and Chuy's (CHUY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/11/2018
• Today: 1/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:TPFG
• Previous Symbol: LON:MCO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.propertyfranchise.co.uk
• Phone: 44 1202 614 614
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 176
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 589
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 589
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 589
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,105.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £7.76 million
• Net Margins: 18.95%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.48%
• Return on Assets: 5.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.84
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £40.95 million
• Price / Sales: 6.23
• Cash Flow: GBX 43.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.09
• Book Value: GBX 280 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,750,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £255 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.42