Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Insider Purchases £12,240 in Stock

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) insider Neil Miller bought 8,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 153 per share, with a total value of £12,240.

Franchise Brands Stock Up 0.7%

FRAN opened at GBX 154.31 on Friday. Franchise Brands plc has a 1-year low of GBX 104.66 and a 1-year high of GBX 158. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 145.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 137.31. The company has a market capitalization of £295.63 million, a PE ratio of 27.46 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.66.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 4.81 EPS for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 4.87%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 185 price objective on shares of Franchise Brands in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Franchise Brands has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 197.50.

About Franchise Brands

Franchise Brands (FTSE AIM UK 50) is a platform of international B2B franchise brands focused on essential services through a mobile workforce. We have clarity of purpose which is acquire, develop and scale proven franchise businesses. Our focus is to help our franchise partners grow their businesses, so that “as they grow, we grow”.

Our franchise partners benefit from our One Franchise Brands platform which includes shared, bespoke technology systems, a strategic growth maximisation methodology and management franchising expertise.

We have 7 franchise brands in 10 countries, 265 franchise partners in the three core B2B divisions, 261 B2C franchise partners and approximately 2,500 mobile service vehicles.