Warpaint London (LON:W7L) Reaches New 12-Month Low - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Warpaint London PLC shares reached a new 52-week low at GBX 195 ($2.61), closing at GBX 200 ($2.68) with trading volume of 521,651 shares.
• Equities analysts have lowered their price targets significantly, with Berenberg Bank reducing it from GBX 700 to GBX 510 and Royal Bank of Canada from GBX 700 to GBX 440, yet maintaining a "buy" and "outperform" rating, respectively.
• The company's latest earnings report indicated a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 35.04%, with projected earnings per share of approximately 25.18 for the current fiscal year.

Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 195 ($2.61) and last traded at GBX 200 ($2.68), with a volume of 521651 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 203 ($2.72).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Warpaint London from GBX 700 to GBX 510 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Warpaint London in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Warpaint London from GBX 700 to GBX 440 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Warpaint London currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 475.

Warpaint London Stock Down 1.5%

The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 255.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 355.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The company has a market capitalization of £161.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.13 and a beta of 0.60.

Warpaint London (LON:W7L - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 10th. The company reported GBX 8.52 earnings per share for the quarter. Warpaint London had a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 35.04%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Warpaint London PLC will post 25.1837335 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Warpaint London Company Profile

Warpaint London PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides color cosmetics. It operates through two segments, Branded and Close-Out. The company offers its cosmetic skincare products under the W7, Technic, Man'stuff, Body Collection, Very Vegan, and Chit Chat brand names. It also provides supply chain management services.

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