Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Stock Price Up 1.5% – Still a Buy?

Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS) rose 1.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 66.80 and last traded at GBX 66. Approximately 291,616 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 69% from the average daily volume of 928,805 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 65.

Smiths News Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 338.95. The company has a market capitalization of £159.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.84, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.32. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 68.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 66.04.

Smiths News Company Profile

In 1792 we started delivering the nation’s newspapers. Today, we’re proud to be the UK’s largest wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, serving 24,000 retailers from superstores to corner shops.

Service and efficiency put us at the forefront of our industry and with 55% market share we are the leading player in one of the world’s fastest-moving supply chains. Our teams go further, when others stop, striving to meet the highest standards in all we do.