PensionBee Group (LON:PBEE) Stock Price Down 3.3% - Here's Why

Key Points

• PensionBee (LON:PBEE) shares fell about 3.3% to GBX 147 on Tuesday, with trading volume down roughly 70% versus the average session.
• Analyst sentiment is positive overall — two Buys and one Hold — giving a consensus target of GBX 199 (top targets: GBX 217 from Canaccord and GBX 210 from Berenberg).
• The company shows weak profitability (negative EPS, P/E of -78.19, negative net margin and ROE) but strong liquidity (quick ratio 7.03, current ratio 9.34) and modest leverage (debt/equity 0.35); market cap is about £350m and AUM ~£7bn for ~300,000 customers.

PensionBee Group plc (LON:PBEE - Get Free Report) fell 3.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 147 and last traded at GBX 147. 58,863 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 70% from the average session volume of 197,454 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 152.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on PBEE. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 217 price target on shares of PensionBee Group in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 210 target price on shares of PensionBee Group in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PensionBee Group has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 199.

PensionBee Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 7.03 and a current ratio of 9.34. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 148.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 156.13. The stock has a market capitalization of £349.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -78.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.09 and a beta of 0.43.

PensionBee Group (LON:PBEE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX (1.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PensionBee Group had a negative net margin of 6.69% and a negative return on equity of 8.36%. Research analysts anticipate that PensionBee Group plc will post -9.3899999 earnings per share for the current year.

PensionBee Group Company Profile

PensionBee is creating a global leader in the consumer retirement market with approximately £7 billion in assets on behalf of c.300,000 customers. Founded in 2014, we aspire to make as many people as possible pension confident so that everyone can enjoy a happy retirement. We help our customers to combine their retirement savings into a new online account, which they can manage from the palm of their hand. PensionBee accounts are invested by the world's largest investment managers, collectively looking after more than $10 trillion in savings between them.

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