Lords Group Trading’s (LORD) Hold Rating Reaffirmed at Stifel Nicolaus

Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus in a research report issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 19 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 12.63% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 65 target price on shares of Lords Group Trading in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 42.

Lords Group Trading Price Performance

Shares of LON:LORD opened at GBX 16.87 on Wednesday. Lords Group Trading has a one year low of GBX 16 and a one year high of GBX 56. The stock has a market capitalization of £28.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.72 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 18.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 22.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 222.25, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX (3.82) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of £472.80 million during the quarter. Lords Group Trading had a negative net margin of 0.52% and a negative return on equity of 5.14%. On average, analysts predict that Lords Group Trading will post 3.6 EPS for the current year.

Lords Group Trading Company Profile

Lords Group Trading is a leading distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods in the UK. The Group is principally focused on the growing Repairs, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI) market, with approximately 80 per cent. of the Group’s demand focused on this segment of the construction market.
The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, hardware stores, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

The Group seeks to grow through a variety of organic and inorganic strategies, including geographic reach, product expansion, the active expansion of e-commerce platforms and the continued investment in its logistical capability.