Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Hits New 52-Week Low - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Franchise Brands plc has reached a new 52-week low, trading at GBX 114.50 ($1.53) with a recent trading movement to GBX 116.50 ($1.56) as of Tuesday.
• The company reported earnings of GBX 4.42 per share for the last quarter, with a forecast of 11.33 earnings per share for the current year.
• Insider transactions included a purchase of 50,000 shares by Stephen Hemsley and a sale of 223,906 shares by Andrew Mallows, indicating active management investment movements.

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 114.50 ($1.53) and last traded at GBX 116.50 ($1.56), with a volume of 78696 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 117 ($1.57).

Franchise Brands Stock Down 0.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 132.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 139.97. The firm has a market cap of £224.18 million, a P/E ratio of 28.98 and a beta of 0.82.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 4.42 earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a return on equity of 3.60% and a net margin of 6.43%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Franchise Brands

In other Franchise Brands news, insider Stephen Hemsley acquired 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 121 per share, with a total value of £60,500. Also, insider Andrew Mallows sold 223,906 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 134, for a total value of £300,034.04. Insiders own 31.73% of the company's stock.

Franchise Brands Company Profile

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of over 600 franchisees. The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group's central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance.

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