Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Insider Justin Lockwood Buys 260,000 Shares

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) insider Justin Lockwood purchased 260,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 181 per share, for a total transaction of £470,600.

Marshalls Stock Performance

Shares of MSLH opened at GBX 178 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £450.08 million, a PE ratio of 18.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 173.49 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 176.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Marshalls plc has a 12-month low of GBX 155 and a 12-month high of GBX 295.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Marshalls from GBX 240 to GBX 195 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 316.25.

About Marshalls

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls’ strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture.