Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD) Stock Price Down 1% - Time to Sell?

Lords Group Trading plc (LON:LORD - Get Free Report)'s share price dropped 1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 46.55 ($0.64) and last traded at GBX 46.55 ($0.64). 58,715 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 28% from the average session volume of 81,172 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 47 ($0.65).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 80 ($1.10) price target on shares of Lords Group Trading in a report on Thursday, May 8th.

Lords Group Trading Trading Down 1.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of £74.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.42 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 196.86, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.31. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 35.45 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 31.96.

Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported GBX 1.85 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Lords Group Trading had a negative net margin of 0.40% and a negative return on equity of 3.69%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Lords Group Trading plc will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Sheena Mackay acquired 64,695 shares of Lords Group Trading stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 31 ($0.43) per share, for a total transaction of £20,055.45 ($27,541.13). 63.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lords Group Trading Company Profile

Lords Group Trading is a leading distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods in the UK. The Group is principally focused on the growing Repairs, Maintenance and Improvement (RMI) market, with approximately 80 per cent. of the Group's demand focused on this segment of the construction market. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, hardware stores, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public. The Group seeks to grow through a variety of organic and inorganic strategies, including geographic reach, product expansion, the active expansion of e-commerce platforms and the continued investment in its logistical capability.

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