B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 206.25.

Several research firms have commented on BME. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 165 price target on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a report on Thursday. Citigroup lifted their price target on B&M European Value Retail from GBX 165 to GBX 180 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Up 8.0%

BME opened at GBX 211 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 348.52, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 171.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 171.61. B&M European Value Retail has a 12 month low of GBX 140 and a 12 month high of GBX 294.60.

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 577.50 billion during the quarter. B&M European Value Retail had a return on equity of 34.04% and a net margin of 4.39%. On average, research analysts expect that B&M European Value Retail will post 38.4814815 earnings per share for the current year.

About B&M European Value Retail

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.