Currys (LON:CURY) Insider Buys £3,926 in Stock

Currys plc (LON:CURY) insider Elaine Bucknor acquired 2,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 151 per share, with a total value of £3,926.

Elaine Bucknor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 28th, Elaine Bucknor bought 1,000 shares of Currys stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £1,520.

Currys Stock Performance

Shares of CURY stock opened at GBX 150.30 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.53. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 158.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 147.11. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 10.37 and a beta of 1.25. Currys plc has a 12 month low of GBX 116.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 169.50.

Currys (LON:CURY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 2nd. The company reported GBX 13.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Currys had a net margin of 1.78% and a return on equity of 7.10%. Analysts forecast that Currys plc will post 9.5199569 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Currys declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CURY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Currys from GBX 168 to GBX 184 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 155 target price on shares of Currys in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Currys to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from GBX 180 to GBX 165 in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Currys in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Currys presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 178.50.

Currys Company Profile

Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating online and through over 800
stores in 8 countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us.

In the UK & Ireland we trade as Currys; in the Nordics under the Elkjøp brand and as Kotsovolos in Greece. In each of
these markets we are the market leader, employing 28,000 capable and committed colleagues. Our full range of services
and support makes it easy for our customers to discover, choose, afford and enjoy the right technology for them,
throughout their lives.