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Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 273.58 ($3.68) and traded as high as GBX 286.50 ($3.86). Marshalls shares last traded at GBX 281 ($3.78), with a volume of 493,720 shares trading hands.

Marshalls Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £703.08 million, a PE ratio of 32.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 268.20 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 272.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19.

Marshalls (LON:MSLH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 16 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter. Marshalls had a return on equity of 3.32% and a net margin of 3.46%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marshalls Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 5.40 ($0.07) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. This is a positive change from Marshalls's previous dividend of $2.60. This represents a dividend yield of 2.26%. Marshalls's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.44%.

Insider Transactions at Marshalls

In other news, insider Simon Bourne sold 14,048 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 237 ($3.19), for a total transaction of £33,293.76 ($44,809.91). 2.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Marshalls Company Profile

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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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