B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and twelve have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 457.75 ($6.25).

Several research analysts recently commented on BME shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 490 ($6.69) target price on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 456 ($6.22) target price on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "not rated" rating on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th.

B&M European Value Retail Trading Up 1.9%

BME opened at GBX 278.30 ($3.80) on Friday. B&M European Value Retail has a 12 month low of GBX 254.60 ($3.47) and a 12 month high of GBX 475.80 ($6.49). The stock has a market capitalization of £2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.66 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 315.77, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 307.68 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 307.08.

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The company reported GBX 31.80 ($0.43) EPS for the quarter. B&M European Value Retail had a return on equity of 43.85% and a net margin of 5.81%. Sell-side analysts expect that B&M European Value Retail will post 38.4814815 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at B&M European Value Retail

In related news, insider Tjeerd Jegen acquired 37,500 shares of B&M European Value Retail stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 270 ($3.69) per share, with a total value of £101,250 ($138,187.53). Also, insider Hounaïda Lasry acquired 7,600 shares of B&M European Value Retail stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 262 ($3.58) per share, with a total value of £19,912 ($27,176.20). Over the last three months, insiders purchased 160,500 shares of company stock valued at $42,621,400. Insiders own 4.22% of the company's stock.

B&M European Value Retail Company Profile

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.

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