Burberry Group - BRBY Share Forecast, Price & News

Burberry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, retails, and wholesales luxury goods under the Burberry brand. The company operates in two segments, Retail/Wholesale and Licensing. It provides womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, beauty, eyewear, shoes, and accessories, as well as leather goods, such as bags. The company also licenses third parties to manufacture and distribute products using the Burberry trademarks. Burberry Group plc sells its products through Burberry mainline stores, concessions, outlets, digital commerce, Burberry franchisees, department stores, and multi-brand specialty accounts, as well as through Burberry.com website. As of April 2, 2022, the company operated 218 stores, 143 concession stores, 57 outlets, and 38 franchise stores. It operates in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Americas. Burberry Group plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Burberry Group Price Performance

Shares of BRBY Stock traded down GBX 1.50 ($0.02) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 1,796 ($21.70). 599,341 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,214,768. The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 1,689.07 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,699.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.64, a current ratio of 2.53 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The stock has a market cap of £7.09 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,832.65. Burberry Group has a 52 week low of GBX 1,473.50 ($17.80) and a 52 week high of GBX 2,149 ($25.97).

Burberry Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 30th were issued a dividend of GBX 35.40 ($0.43) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 30th. This is a boost from Burberry Group's previous dividend of $11.60. Burberry Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 4,795.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BRBY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a GBX 2,070 ($25.01) target price on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Monday, July 18th. Morgan Stanley restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,950 ($23.56) target price on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Monday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 1,900 ($22.96) price objective on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Friday, June 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 1,700 ($20.54) price objective on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Burberry Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 1,934 ($23.37).

Insider Transactions at Burberry Group

In other news, insider Jonathan Akeroyd sold 34,395 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,618 ($19.55), for a total transaction of £556,511.10 ($672,439.71). Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 83,434 shares of company stock worth $135,045,529.