Nichols plc (LON:NICL - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,480 ($20.11) and last traded at GBX 1,425 ($19.36), with a volume of 50976 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,445 ($19.63).
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Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,760 ($23.91) price target on shares of Nichols in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd.
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Nichols Stock Down 3.2%
The firm has a market capitalization of £500.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.73 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,346.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,297.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 2.58 and a current ratio of 3.73.
Nichols Company Profile
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Established in 1908, Nichols operates within the resilient soft drinks category and owns or licenses several brands. Nichols is geographically and operationally diversified, operating across three routes to market of UK Packaged, International Packaged and Out of Home.
In the UK, Nichols operates across five soft drinks sub-categories: squash, flavoured carbonates, fruit drinks, energy and flavoured water.
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