Marston's (LON:MARS) Receives "Buy" Rating from Shore Capital

Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Shore Capital in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Marston's Price Performance

Shares of MARS traded up GBX 0.35 ($0.00) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 41.95 ($0.57). 826,265 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,275,132. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 40.69 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 39.94. The company has a market cap of £264.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.96. Marston's has a 1 year low of GBX 29.85 ($0.41) and a 1 year high of GBX 47.75 ($0.65).

Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marston's had a negative return on equity of 2.72% and a negative net margin of 1.91%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Marston's will post 8.364486 earnings per share for the current year.

About Marston's

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.