Moonpig Group PLC (LON:MOON) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Moonpig Group PLC has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from six brokerages, with one firm rating it as a hold and five issuing buy ratings.
• The average 1-year price target among brokerages is GBX 300.33, with individual target prices ranging from GBX 235 to GBX 360.
• The company has a market capitalization of £715.04 million and operates leading brands in the online greeting card and gifting market in the UK and the Netherlands.

Moonpig Group PLC (LON:MOON - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 300.33.

MOON has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 310 target price on shares of Moonpig Group in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 300 price objective on shares of Moonpig Group in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 360 price target on shares of Moonpig Group in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Moonpig Group to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from GBX 290 to GBX 235 in a research report on Friday, July 4th.

Moonpig Group Price Performance

Shares of LON MOON opened at GBX 222 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £715.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.38 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 211.25 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 223.86. Moonpig Group has a 1-year low of GBX 188.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 277.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3,511.31, a current ratio of 0.24 and a quick ratio of 0.46.

About Moonpig Group

Moonpig Group plc is a leading online greeting card and gifting platform, comprising the Moonpig, Buyagift and Red Letter Days brands in the UK and the Greetz brand in the Netherlands. The Group is the online market leader in cards in both of its core markets and is also the UK market leader in gift experiences.

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