Saga (LON:SAGA) Stock Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Saga plc (LON:SAGA)’s share price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 528.21 and traded as high as GBX 623. Saga shares last traded at GBX 610, with a volume of 538,233 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 price target on shares of Saga in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 600.

Saga Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £856.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 934.58, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.35. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 528.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 411.68.

Saga (LON:SAGA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The company reported GBX (2.90) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of £660 million for the quarter. Saga had a negative return on equity of 15.72% and a negative net margin of 1.53%. Equities research analysts predict that Saga plc will post 34.7826087 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Saga Company Profile

Saga exists to deliver exceptional experiences for our customers every day, whilst being a driver of positive change in our markets and communities.