Shares of Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX – Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 238.33.
WIX has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 280 target price on shares of Wickes Group in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 265 target price on shares of Wickes Group in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Deutsche Bank restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 165 target price on shares of Wickes Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 260 price target on shares of Wickes Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Wickes Group from GBX 227 to GBX 210 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd.
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Wickes Group Stock Performance
Shares of LON:WIX opened at GBX 243.50 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 210.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 205.78. The stock has a market capitalization of £533.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 638.77, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.58. Wickes Group has a 1 year low of GBX 169.20 and a 1 year high of GBX 255.
Wickes Group (LON:WIX – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 9.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Wickes Group had a return on equity of 30.64% and a net margin of 2.23%. As a group, research analysts predict that Wickes Group will post 16.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Wickes Group
Wickes is a digitally-led, service-enabled home improvement retailer, delivering choice, convenience, value and best-in-class service to customers across the United Kingdom, making it well placed to outperform its growing markets. In response to gradual structural shifts in its markets over recent years, Wickes has a balanced business focusing on three key customer journeys – TradePro, DIY (together reported as Retail) and our project-based Design & Installation division. Wickes operates from its network of 230 stores, which support nationwide fulfilment from convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom, and through its digital channels including its website, TradePro mobile app for trade members, and Wickes DIY app.
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