Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Shares Down 20.5% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Marshalls plc shares plummeted by 20.5%, trading as low as GBX 197.40 ($2.67) before closing at GBX 210 ($2.84).
• The stock's trading volume surged by 516% compared to its average, with over 8 million shares traded.
• Marshalls has a market capitalization of £514.42 million and a PE ratio of 23.88, reflecting potential concerns regarding its financial health.

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH - ) shares traded down 20.5% on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 197.40 ($2.67) and last traded at GBX 210 ($2.84). 8,264,580 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 516% from the average session volume of 1,341,382 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264 ($3.57).

Marshalls Stock Down 22.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of £514.42 million, a PE ratio of 23.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 270.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 261.06.

About Marshalls

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls' strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership.

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