NEXT plc (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of £108.91 ($149.46) and traded as high as £124.95 ($171.47). NEXT shares last traded at £124.14 ($170.35), with a volume of 213,993 shares.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NEXT in a report on Thursday, May 8th.
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NEXT Trading Up 0.0%
The firm has a market capitalization of £14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 18.67, a PEG ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.08. The business has a fifty day moving average price of £124.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of £108.91.
NEXT (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 615.10 ($8.44) earnings per share for the quarter. NEXT had a return on equity of 55.99% and a net margin of 13.77%. Analysts expect that NEXT plc will post 660.7526882 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at NEXT
In related news, insider Wolfson Aspley Guise sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of £123.62 ($169.64), for a total transaction of £12,362,000 ($16,964,457.25). Also, insider Jeremy Stakol bought 270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of £118.55 ($162.69) per share, with a total value of £32,008.50 ($43,925.48). Company insiders own 6.69% of the company's stock.
About NEXT
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Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers.
NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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