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.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on BRBY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 1,950 ($23.89) price objective on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Monday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 1,900 ($23.28) target price on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Friday, June 24th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a GBX 1,700 ($20.83) price target on shares of Burberry Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of Burberry Group in a report on Wednesday, May 11th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a GBX 2,070 ($25.36) target price on shares of Burberry Group in a research report on Monday, July 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Burberry Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 1,934 ($23.70).
Burberry Group Stock Performance
LON:BRBY opened at GBX 1,776 ($21.76) on Monday. 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's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,680.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,702.92. The company has a market cap of £7.07 billion and a PE ratio of 1,776.00. Burberry Group has a 1-year low of GBX 1,473.50 ($18.06) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,199 ($26.95).
Burberry Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 30th were paid a dividend of GBX 35.40 ($0.43) per share. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 30th. This is a boost from Burberry Group's previous dividend of $11.60. Burberry Group's payout ratio is 54.10%.
Insider Transactions at Burberry Group
In related news, insider Jonathan Akeroyd sold 49,037 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,619 ($19.84), for a total transaction of £793,909.03 ($972,808.52). Insiders sold 83,434 shares of company stock valued at $135,045,529 over the last 90 days.