DCC (LON:DCC) Earns Buy Rating from Peel Hunt

DCC (LON:DCC)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by equities research analysts at Peel Hunt in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 5,635 price target on the stock. Peel Hunt’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.14% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,500 target price on shares of DCC in a research note on Friday. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,700 target price on shares of DCC in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 6,107.

DCC Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of LON:DCC traded up GBX 120 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 4,894. 400,997 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 570,095. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,821.51 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,768.12. DCC has a 1 year low of GBX 4,452 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,865. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 77.99, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

About DCC

DCC plc is a leading international sales, marketing and support services group operating in 22 countries, supplying products and services used by millions of people every day. Headquartered in Dublin, the Group operates across three sectors: energy, healthcare and technology, employing over 16,000 people.