Nichols (LON:NICL) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Posted by George Bondi on Aug 7th, 2026

Nichols plc (LON:NICL – Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 967.38 and traded as high as GBX 1,050. Nichols shares last traded at GBX 1,040, with a volume of 26,570 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NICL shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,720 target price on shares of Nichols in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,150 target price on shares of Nichols in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,390.

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Nichols Stock Down 0.7%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 974.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 967.38. The company has a market capitalization of £377.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86 and a beta of 0.43.

Nichols (LON:NICL – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 30.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Nichols had a return on equity of 24.74% and a net margin of 13.39%. Equities research analysts expect that Nichols plc will post 62.4371859 earnings per share for the current year.