Peter Atkinson Sells 38,077 Shares of Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Stock

Key Points

• Insider sale: Peter Atkinson sold 38,077 Macfarlane Group shares on 25 March at an average price of GBX 6 per share, totaling £2,284.62.
• Company snapshot: Macfarlane Group has a market cap of ~£101.1m, a P/E of 8.58 and a 52‑week range of GBX 59.80–122, but shows high leverage (debt‑to‑equity 114.7), liquidity below 1 (quick ratio 0.79, current ratio 0.98) and modest profitability (net margin 2.1%, ROE 5.2%).

Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF - Get Free Report) insider Peter Atkinson sold 38,077 shares of Macfarlane Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 6, for a total value of £2,284.62.

Macfarlane Group Stock Performance

Shares of MACF stock opened at GBX 64.60 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of £101.10 million, a P/E ratio of 8.58 and a beta of 0.59. Macfarlane Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 59.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 122. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 114.70, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 69.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 74.69.

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 3.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Macfarlane Group had a net margin of 2.10% and a return on equity of 5.20%. Analysts expect that Macfarlane Group PLC will post 7.4677529 earnings per share for the current year.

About Macfarlane Group

Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom.

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