Goodwin (LON:GDWN) Reaches New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Goodwin PLC shares reached a new 52-week high of £154.50 ($205.95), trading with a volume of 5,705 shares.
• Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on Goodwin, indicating positive sentiment among analysts.
• The company reported an earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 327.17 for the last quarter, with a net margin of 8.84%.

Shares of Goodwin PLC (LON:GDWN - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as £154.50 ($205.95) and last traded at £154.50 ($205.95), with a volume of 5705 shares. The stock had previously closed at £151 ($201.28).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Goodwin in a research note on Thursday, September 25th.

Goodwin Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.10. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of £118.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 8,945.36. The stock has a market cap of £1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.23 and a beta of 0.54.

Goodwin (LON:GDWN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 327.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Goodwin had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 8.84%.

Goodwin Company Profile

Goodwin PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and refractory engineering solutions primarily in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, the Pacific Basin, and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells dual plate check valves, axial nozzle check valves and axial piston control, and isolation valves for large construction projects, including the construction of naval vessels, nuclear waste treatment, nuclear power generation, liquefied natural gas, gas, oil, petrochemical, mining, and water markets; submersible slurry pumps; and radar surveillance systems for defense contractors, civil aviation authorities, and coastal border security agencies.

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