Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Technical breach: Fuller, Smith & Turner shares crossed below their 200‑day moving average, last trading at GBX 662 (intraday low GBX 646) versus the 200‑day MA of GBX 667.87.
• Analyst sentiment: The stock has a consensus Buy rating with a price target of GBX 770, and Shore Capital reiterated a Buy on March 31.
• Fundamentals & insider activity: Market cap is £353m with a PE of 17.88 but weak liquidity (quick ratio 0.55, current ratio 0.46); insiders showed mixed activity (one sold 1,718 shares, another bought 625), owning 1.9% collectively.

Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. (LON:FSTA - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 667.87 and traded as low as GBX 646. Fuller, Smith & Turner shares last traded at GBX 662, with a volume of 51,171 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Fuller, Smith & Turner in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 770.

Fuller, Smith & Turner Trading Up 0.9%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.73, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 690.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 667.87. The stock has a market cap of £353.21 million, a PE ratio of 17.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.77 and a beta of 0.73.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Dawn Browne sold 1,718 shares of Fuller, Smith & Turner stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 682, for a total value of £11,716.76. Also, insider James Fuller Bt acquired 625 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 700 per share, with a total value of £4,375. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Fuller, Smith & Turner

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC is the premium pubs and hotels business that is famous for beautiful and inviting pubs with delicious fresh food, a vibrant and interesting range of drinks, and engaging service from passionate people. Our purpose in life is to create experiences that nourish the soul. Fuller's has 200 managed businesses, with 1,024 boutique bedrooms, and 177 Tenanted Inns. The estate is predominately located in the South of England (44% of sites are within the M25) and stretches from our London heartland to the Jurassic Coast via the New Forest.

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