Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Insider Darcy Willson Rymer Buys 52,370 Shares

Key Points

• Darcy Willson Rymer, an insider at Card Factory plc, purchased 52,370 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 95 ($1.27) on July 29th, totaling £49,751.50 ($66,441.64).
• Shares of Card Factory rose by 3.2% during trading, reaching GBX 97.90 ($1.31), with a trading volume significantly higher than its average.
• Analysts have set varying price targets for Card Factory, with Peel Hunt maintaining a "hold" rating at GBX 110 ($1.47) and Berenberg Bank issuing a "buy" rating with a target of GBX 150 ($2.00).

Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) insider Darcy Willson Rymer purchased 52,370 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 95 ($1.25) per share, for a total transaction of £49,751.50 ($65,721.93).

Darcy Willson Rymer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 16th, Darcy Willson Rymer sold 60,661 shares of Card Factory stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 95 ($1.25), for a total value of £57,627.95 ($76,126.75).
• On Tuesday, May 13th, Darcy Willson Rymer sold 183,992 shares of Card Factory stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 93 ($1.23), for a total value of £171,112.56 ($226,040.37).

Card Factory Stock Down 0.8%

CARD traded down GBX 0.82 ($0.01) on Friday, hitting GBX 101.78 ($1.34). The company had a trading volume of 17,776,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,698,707. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.20. Card Factory plc has a 52-week low of GBX 73 ($0.96) and a 52-week high of GBX 144.25 ($1.91). The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 92.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 91.04. The firm has a market capitalization of £354.20 million, a P/E ratio of 8.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.98) price objective on shares of Card Factory in a research note on Tuesday. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.45) price target on shares of Card Factory in a report on Tuesday.

About Card Factory

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.