Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Insider Justin Lockwood Purchases 7,822 Shares

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Justin Lockwood bought 7,822 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £9,933.94.

Justin Lockwood also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 13th, Justin Lockwood purchased 260,000 shares of Marshalls stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 181 per share, for a total transaction of £470,600.

Marshalls Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of MSLH traded up GBX 3.60 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 133.10. 18,289,838 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,696,313. Marshalls plc has a 1 year low of GBX 124 and a 1 year high of GBX 294.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 142.96 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 162.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.74. The stock has a market capitalization of £336.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.27.

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 16th. The company reported GBX 13.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Marshalls had a return on equity of 2.17% and a net margin of 2.28%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSLH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 360 price objective on shares of Marshalls in a report on Monday, March 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Marshalls from GBX 195 to GBX 170 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 310.

About Marshalls

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls’ strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture.