Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Stock Price Up 0.3% - Still a Buy?

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

Franchise Brands Trading Up 0.3%

The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 144.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 145.87. The stock has a market capitalization of £287.03 million, a P/E ratio of 37.28 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67.

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

Franchise Brands Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Franchise Brands

In other Franchise Brands news, insider Louise George acquired 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 145 ($1.95) per share, with a total value of £72,500 ($97,328.50). Also, insider Stephen Hemsley acquired 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 134 ($1.80) per share, with a total value of £33,500 ($44,972.48). Insiders have purchased a total of 100,000 shares of company stock valued at $14,025,000 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 39.04% 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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