Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Trading 0.3% Higher - Should You Buy?

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report)'s stock price rose 0.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 148.50 ($2.00) and last traded at GBX 148.50 ($2.00). Approximately 76,205 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 48% from the average daily volume of 147,326 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 148 ($1.99).

Franchise Brands Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £287.03 million, a P/E ratio of 37.28 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 145.53 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 145.76.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 8.59 ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 EPS for the current year.

Franchise Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were given a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. This is an increase from Franchise Brands's previous dividend of $1.10. This represents a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 8th. Franchise Brands's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.21%.

Insider Activity

In other Franchise Brands news, insider Stephen Hemsley bought 25,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 134 ($1.80) per share, for a total transaction of £33,500 ($45,051.10). Also, insider Louise George acquired 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 145 ($1.95) per share, with a total value of £72,500 ($97,498.66). In the last three months, insiders have acquired 100,000 shares of company stock worth $14,025,000. 39.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.