Moonpig Group PLC (LON:MOON) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give Moonpig an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy", with six buys and one hold, and an average 12‑month price target of GBX 305.
• Recent analyst moves include JPMorgan raising its target to GBX 285 (overweight), Jefferies reiterating a buy with a GBX 315 target, and Peel Hunt setting a GBX 300 target.
• Moonpig opened at GBX 212.50, has a market cap of £658.23m and a P/E of 15.4, with a 12‑month trading range of GBX 190.20–262.50.

Shares of Moonpig Group PLC (LON:MOON - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 305.

MOON has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Moonpig Group from GBX 275 to GBX 285 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 315 price target on shares of Moonpig Group in a research note on Friday. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 300 price objective on shares of Moonpig Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Moonpig Group Stock Performance

MOON opened at GBX 212.50 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -271.84. The company has a market cap of £658.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 1.08. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 212.96 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 211.01. Moonpig Group has a 12-month low of GBX 190.20 and a 12-month high of GBX 262.50.

Moonpig Group Company Profile

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. The Moonpig brand also operates in Ireland, Australia and the United States. The Group's leading customer proposition includes an extensive range of cards, a curated range of gifts, personalisation features and next day delivery offering.

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