Marwyn Value Investors (LON:MVI) Reaches New 12-Month High - What's Next?

Key Points

• Marwyn Value Investors (LON:MVI) hit a new 52-week high and was reported to have traded as high as GBX 105, with the last trade at GBX 136 on a volume of 6,730 shares.
• Insider buying: Director Peter Rioda purchased 10,000 shares at an average price of GBX 138 on December 18, and corporate insiders now own about 1.36% of the stock.
• Fundamentals and valuation: the fund has a market cap of £76.89 million, a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a PE of 3.06, modest liquidity ratios (quick ratio 1.00, current ratio 1.13), and low volatility (beta 0.12) with 50- and 200-day SMAs near GBX 142 and GBX 137 respectively.

Marwyn Value Investors (LON:MVI - )'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 105 and last traded at GBX 136, with a volume of 6730 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 138.

Marwyn Value Investors Stock Down 1.4%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 141.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 137.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of £76.89 million, a PE ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Peter Rioda purchased 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 138 per share, for a total transaction of £13,800. 1.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Marwyn Value Investors

Marwyn Value Investors Limited specializes in investments in growth capital, buyout, industry consolidation, and acquisition-led growth strategies in small and mid-cap businesses. The fund also invests in consolidation opportunities in industry sectors that are undergoing structural or regulatory change, and is sector agnostic. It follows the buy-and-build strategy. It invests in companies based in Europe with a focus on the United Kingdom and North America. The fund seeks to invest in companies with enterprise value of EUR150 million ($158.11 million) to EUR1500 million ($1581.1 million).

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