The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG) Shares Up 0.8% - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• The stock rose 0.8% to GBX 510 (intraday high GBX 511.44) on Friday with volume up 69% to 279,310 shares; market capitalization is about £325.1m and the P/E ratio is 17.06.
• Analysts are positive: Canaccord Genuity raised its target from GBX 637 to GBX 660 and gave a Buy rating, and the consensus rating is Buy with a consensus price target of GBX 652.50.
• Fundamentals show quarterly EPS of GBX 40.30, return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 22.61%; TPFG is the UK's largest multi-brand property franchisor with roughly 1,946 outlets across 18 brands.

The Property Franchise Group PLC (LON:TPFG - Get Free Report) shot up 0.8% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 511.44 and last traded at GBX 510. 279,310 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 69% from the average session volume of 165,569 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 506.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on The Property Franchise Group from GBX 637 to GBX 660 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 652.50.

The Property Franchise Group Trading Up 0.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of £325.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 448.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 493.28. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.83.

The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported GBX 40.30 EPS for the quarter. The Property Franchise Group had a return on equity of 12.56% and a net margin of 22.61%. On average, research analysts expect that The Property Franchise Group PLC will post 34.5809601 EPS for the current year.

The Property Franchise Group Company Profile

The Property Franchise Group PLC AIM: TPFG is the UK's largest multi-brand property franchisor, with a network of over 1,946 outlets delivering high quality services to residential clients, combined with an established Financial Services business. The Company was founded in 1986 and has since strategically grown to a diverse portfolio of 18 brands operating throughout the UK, comprising longstanding high-street focused brands and two hybrid brands. The Property Franchise Group is also a member of two leading mortgage networks through its mortgage brokers, Brook Financial (MAB) and The Mortgage Genie (Primis). TPFG's brands are: Belvoir, CJ Hole, Country Properties, Ellis & Co, EweMove, Fine & Country, Hunters, Lovelle, Martin & Co, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Mullucks, Newton Fallowell, Nicholas Humphreys, Northwood, Parkers, The Guild of Property Professionals and Whitegates. Headquartered in Bournemouth, the Company was listed on AIM on the London Stock Exchange in 2013 and entered the AIM 100 in July 2024.

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