Card Factory (LON:CARD) Shares Down 5% - What's Next?

Shares of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) fell 5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 91.90 ($1.22) and last traded at GBX 91.90 ($1.22). 2,391,134 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 29% from the average session volume of 1,850,327 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 96.70 ($1.28).

Card Factory Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13. The firm has a market capitalization of £323.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 88.28 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 90.65.

Card Factory (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported GBX 14.30 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Card Factory had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 7.79%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Card Factory plc will post 15.8347676 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Card Factory

In related news, insider Darcy Willson Rymer sold 183,992 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.23), for a total value of £171,112.56 ($226,999.95). Corporate insiders own 14.41% 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.