Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) Trading 1.3% Higher - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Brickability Group's stock price increased by 1.3% to GBX 61 ($0.82) during mid-day trading, although trading volume was down 54% compared to the average.
• The company recently reported an earnings per share of GBX 8.59 ($0.12) and has a net margin of 2.59%, with analysts predicting a fiscal year EPS of approximately 8.42.
• Insider Clive Norman sold 1,000,000 shares at an average price of GBX 69 ($0.93), indicating significant insider activity with insiders holding 38.05% of the stock.

Brickability Group Plc (LON:BRCK - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 1.3% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 61 ($0.82) and last traded at GBX 61 ($0.82). 434,604 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 54% from the average session volume of 938,367 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 60.20 ($0.81).

Brickability Group Stock Performance

The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 64.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 62.82. The stock has a market capitalization of £198.08 million, a P/E ratio of 12.19 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.17.

Brickability Group (LON:BRCK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 8.59 ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter. Brickability Group had a return on equity of 8.24% and a net margin of 2.59%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Brickability Group Plc will post 8.4193122 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Brickability Group

In other Brickability Group news, insider Clive Norman sold 1,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 69 ($0.93), for a total value of £690,000 ($927,918.24). 38.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Brickability Group

Brickability Group Plc is a leading distributor and provider of specialist products and services to the UK construction industry. The business comprises four divisions: Bricks and Building Materials, Contracting, Distribution, and Strategic Importing. With an agile, de-centralised, capital-light business model, supported by a strong balance sheet, Brickability leverages the skills of its people company-wide to effectively service the complex and evolving needs of the construction industry. Incorporated in 1985, the Group has grown organically through product diversification and geographic expansion, as well as through the acquisition of specialist businesses that support its long-term strategy for growth.

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