Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) Hits New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Hit a new 52-week low intraday at GBX 775; the stock last traded at GBX 850 (up ~1.2%) on volume of 9,366 shares.
• Cheap valuation but weak technicals: market cap £138.7M with a P/E of 7.79 and P/E/G of 0.38, yet the share price sits below its 50‑day (GBX 872.12) and 200‑day (GBX 884.42) moving averages.
• Recent earnings and outlook: quarterly EPS was GBX 109.10 with ROE 6.53% and net margin 7.55%, and sell‑side analysts forecast ~GBX 169.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC (LON:ARBB - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 775 and last traded at GBX 850, with a volume of 9366 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 840.

Arbuthnot Banking Group Stock Up 1.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of £138.72 million, a P/E ratio of 7.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 872.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 884.42.

Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 109.10 EPS for the quarter. Arbuthnot Banking Group had a return on equity of 6.53% and a net margin of 7.55%. Sell-side analysts predict that Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC will post 169.2518248 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Arbuthnot Banking Group

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides private and commercial banking products and services in the United Kingdom. It operates through nine segments: Banking, Wealth Management, Mortgage Portfolios, Renaissance Asset Finance, Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited, Asset Alliance Group, All Other Divisions, and Group Centre segments. The company offers private and commercial banking services, including current and deposit accounts, loans, overdrafts, guarantees, and foreign exchange; financial planning; investment and asset management; asset finance funding; property finance; asset based lending, deposits, and specialist finance; and other finance.

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