Halfords Group (HFD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HALFORDS IS THE UK'S LEADING PROVIDER OF MOTORING AND CYCLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. Through Halfords Autocentres, it is also one of the UK’s leading independent operators in vehicle, servicing, maintenance and repairs. We are a market-leading business, with unique and differentiated products and services. Our unique mix of stores, garages, mobile vans and home delivery means we can offer customers unparalleled convenience in the motoring and cycling markets... ...We know that our customers want us to be there for them, when they need us. That means our stores and garages are open early and late, we offer a proposition which is mobile and comes to them wherever they are and we offer convenient delivery options to meet their needs. This year we made strong progress in further enhancing the journey our customers go on with us and now offer an even more convenient proposition with more garages – giving customers less distance to drive to drop their vehicle off – and significantly more mobile vans (both customer and commercial), meaning that more customers than ever can access our services without disrupting their busy lifestyle. Our Unique Combination of Assets Creates a Market-Leading Consumer and B2B Proposition... ...Recognising that convenience is important to our customers, our combination of assets means customers can access our wide range of products and services in a way that suits their needs, be that in a store, garage, at home via a mobile van or online via our integrated web platform. Our B2B platform means business customers can also take advantage of our unique combination of assets. For further information, queries and media requests, please see our corporate website: https://www.halfordscompany.com/

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 160.24 to 164.40
• 50-Day Range: 116.20 to 165.80
• 52-Week Range: 112.60 to 169.80
• Volume: 430,227 shs
• Average Volume: 1.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £354.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.68
• Dividend Yield: 4.90%
• Price Target: GBX 148.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Halfords Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halfords Group scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Halfords Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halfords Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Halfords Group is 24.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halfords Group is 24.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Halfords Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Halfords Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.64. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HFD.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Halfords Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Halfords Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Halfords Group is 120.83%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HFD.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Halfords Group has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Halfords Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Halfords Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.33% of the stock of Halfords Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.32% of the stock of Halfords Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HFD shares performed this year?

Halfords Group's stock was trading at GBX 131 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HFD shares have increased by 24.7% and is now trading at GBX 163.40.
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How were Halfords Group's earnings last quarter?

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The company reported $7.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Halfords Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.61% and a net margin of 0.85%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Halfords Group?

Shares of HFD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Halfords Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Halfords Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), easyJet (EZJ), Meta Platforms (META), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Currys (CURY), Ferrexpo (FXPO) and Persimmon (PSN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/26/2024
• Today: 5/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HFD
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.halfordscompany.com
• Phone: +44-1527-517601
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 148.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 151
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 146
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 6.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.93
• P/E Growth: 2.8
• Net Income: £14.31 million
• Net Margins: 0.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.61%
• Return on Assets: 2.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 59.34
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 31.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.24
• Book Value: GBX 253.54 per share
• Price / Book: 0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 217,030,941
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £354.63 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.62