Marston's (LON:MARS) Given Buy Rating at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reissued their buy rating on shares of Marston's (LON:MARS - Free Report) in a report issued on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports.

Marston's Trading Up 2.0%

Marston's stock traded up GBX 0.85 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 42.95 ($0.58). The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,139,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,297,434. The firm has a market capitalization of £270.39 million, a PE ratio of -15.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. Marston's has a 1 year low of GBX 31.10 ($0.42) and a 1 year high of GBX 47.75 ($0.64). The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.96. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 41.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 39.88.

Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) EPS for the quarter. Marston's had a negative return on equity of 2.72% and a negative net margin of 1.91%. On average, analysts anticipate that Marston's will post 8.364486 EPS for the current year.

Marston's Company Profile

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.