Analysts Set Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Target Price at GBX 3,433.33

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,433.33.

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 3,150 target price on shares of Imperial Brands in a report on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Imperial Brands from GBX 3,650 to GBX 3,550 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,500 target price on shares of Imperial Brands in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 2,700 target price on shares of Imperial Brands in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,500 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Imperial Brands Stock Performance

Imperial Brands stock opened at GBX 2,806.11 on Friday. Imperial Brands has a 52-week low of GBX 2,626 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,341. The company has a market cap of £21.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.20, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 278.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,773.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,954.74.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported GBX 127.70 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 1,471.90 billion for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 8.96% and a return on equity of 39.24%. Analysts predict that Imperial Brands will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current year.

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