Insider Buying: Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) Insider Acquires £11,600 in Stock

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Justin Lockwood bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 232 ($2.90) per share, with a total value of £11,600 ($14,483.71).

Marshalls Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON MSLH opened at GBX 243.50 ($3.04) on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 292.20 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 320.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19. Marshalls plc has a 12-month low of GBX 231.50 ($2.89) and a 12-month high of GBX 366 ($4.57). The company has a market cap of £615.74 million, a P/E ratio of 3,043.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.24) price target on shares of Marshalls in a research report on Wednesday.

Marshalls Company Profile

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.