Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS - Get Free Report)'s share price rose 1.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 58 ($0.78) and last traded at GBX 56.40 ($0.76). Approximately 80,718 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 81% from the average daily volume of 428,046 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 55.80 ($0.75).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 95 ($1.28) price objective on shares of Smiths News in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th.
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Smiths News Price Performance
The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 57.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 58.52. The stock has a market cap of £135.38 million, a PE ratio of 5.31, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,469.70, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.83.
Smiths News (LON:SNWS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported GBX 5.40 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. Smiths News had a net margin of 2.31% and a negative return on equity of 296.51%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Smiths News plc will post 10.5555556 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Smiths News Company Profile
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In 1792 we started delivering the nation's newspapers. Today, we're proud to be the UK's largest wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, serving 24,000 retailers from superstores to corner shops.
Service and efficiency put us at the forefront of our industry and with 55% market share we are the leading player in one of the world's fastest-moving supply chains.
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