H&T Group (LON:HAT) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's Why

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 414.40 ($5.57) and traded as high as GBX 640 ($8.61). H&T Group shares last traded at GBX 640 ($8.61), with a volume of 852,123 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HAT shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of H&T Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of H&T Group from GBX 531 ($7.14) to GBX 559 ($7.52) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th.

H&T Group Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £278.01 million, a PE ratio of 12.62 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82, a current ratio of 15.96 and a quick ratio of 4.55. The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 537.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 420.47.

H&T Group (LON:HAT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.69) earnings per share for the quarter. H&T Group had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 12.14%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that H&T Group plc will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About H&T Group

We are the UK's largest pawnbroker and a leading retailer of high quality new and pre-owned jewellery and watches. We provide a range of transparent and accessible financial products tailored for a customer base which has limited access to, or is excluded from, the traditional banking sector. Our vision is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued financial service by ensuring that borrowing against an asset is simple, inclusive and transparent.