Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) Sets New 12-Month High - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• Arbuthnot Banking Group reached a new 52-week high and was last trading at GBX 895, up about 1.1% on volume of 25,845 shares.
• The stock shows a relatively low valuation and volatility with a market cap of £146.06M, a P/E of 8.20, P/E/G of 0.38 and a beta of 0.54.
• Recent quarterly EPS was GBX 109.10, with a return on equity of 6.53% and net margin of 7.55%, and analysts project roughly 169.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Shares of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC (LON:ARBB - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 775 and last traded at GBX 895, with a volume of 25845 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 885.

Arbuthnot Banking Group Trading Up 1.1%

The firm has a market cap of £146.06 million, a P/E ratio of 8.20, 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 876.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 890.04.

Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 109.10 earnings per share for the quarter. Arbuthnot Banking Group had a return on equity of 6.53% and a net margin of 7.55%. As a group, equities analysts forecast 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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