Card Factory (LON:CARD) Given Hold Rating at Peel Hunt

Key Points

• Peel Hunt has reissued a "hold" rating for Card Factory (LON:CARD), setting a price target of GBX 110, indicating a potential upside of 9.34% from its previous close.
• In contrast, Berenberg Bank has reaffirmed a "buy" rating with a price target of GBX 150, leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for the stock.
• Card Factory's stock has experienced a decline of 4.9%, with a current trading price around GBX 100.60, amidst a market capitalization of £353.39 million.

Card Factory (LON:CARD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating reissued by analysts at Peel Hunt in a report released on Tuesday,Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 110 price target on the stock. Peel Hunt's target price suggests a potential upside of 9.34% from the stock's previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 150 price target on shares of Card Factory in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 130.

Card Factory Stock Down 4.9%

LON:CARD opened at GBX 100.60 on Tuesday. Card Factory has a 12-month low of GBX 73 and a 12-month high of GBX 115.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13. The firm has a market capitalization of £353.39 million, a P/E ratio of 734.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 103.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 95.12.

Insider Transactions at Card Factory

In other Card Factory news, insider Darcy Willson Rymer bought 52,370 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 95 per share, with a total value of £49,751.50. Insiders own 4.41% of the company's stock.

Card Factory Company Profile

Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of cards, gifts, and celebration essentials in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through five segments: Cardfactory Stores, Cardfactory Online, Getting Personal, Partnerships, and Printcraft. The company provides greeting cards, celebration accessories, and gifts through cardfactory stores, cardfactory online retails, and network of third-party retail partners; and personalised cards and gifts through online retailer, as well as manufactures and sells greeting cards and personalised gifts through its stores and online businesses.

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