Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 182 ($2.27) and last traded at GBX 180.10 ($2.24), with a volume of 1495295 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 173.80 ($2.16).

Wickes Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 454.31, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 151.75 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 156.71. The stock has a market cap of £427.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,500.83, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78.

Wickes Group Company Profile

Wickes is one of the UK’s best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber.

Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.