Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 133.43.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TW shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 135 price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 110 price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 142 price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey from GBX 140 to GBX 145 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd.

Taylor Wimpey Price Performance

Shares of LON:TW opened at GBX 103.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 5.08. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 100.16 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 109. The company has a market cap of £3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81.

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The homebuilder reported GBX 3.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taylor Wimpey had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 5.50%. As a group, analysts expect that Taylor Wimpey will post 9.8339265 EPS for the current year.

About Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.