Halfords Group (HFD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Halfords Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides motoring and cycling products and services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through two segments, Retail and Car Servicing. The Retail segment is involved in the retail of automotive, leisure, cycling products and accessories, auto parts, and accessories through its stores and online. The Car Servicing segment provides car servicing and repair services from garages and mobile vans. The company also provides software as a service. Halfords Group plc was founded in 1892 and is based in Redditch, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 141.80 to 149.80
• 50-Day Range: 137.80 to 152.80
• 52-Week Range: 125 to 244.80
• Volume: 624,672 shs
• Average Volume: 850,471 shs
• Market Capitalization: £310.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,092.31
• Dividend Yield: 5.63%
• Price Target: GBX 146
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Halfords Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halfords Group scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Halfords Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halfords Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Halfords Group is 1,092.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halfords Group is 1,092.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 362.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Halfords Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Halfords Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HFD.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Halfords Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Halfords Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Halfords Group is 6,153.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HFD.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.32

News Sentiment

Halfords Group has a news sentiment score of -0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.36 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Halfords Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for HFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Halfords Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.33% of the stock of Halfords Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.32% of the stock of Halfords Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HFD shares performed this year?

Halfords Group's stock was trading at GBX 199.30 at the start of the year. Since then, HFD stock has decreased by 28.8% and is now trading at GBX 142.
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How do I buy shares of Halfords Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Halfords Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Halfords Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), easyJet (EZJ), Meta Platforms (META), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Currys (CURY), Ferrexpo (FXPO) and Persimmon (PSN).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Today: 10/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HFD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.halfordscompany.com
• Phone: +44-1527-517601
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 146
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 146
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 146
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,107.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.80
• P/E Growth: 2.8
• Net Income: £29 million
• Net Margins: 1.00%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.22%
• Return on Assets: 2.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 59.34
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: GBX 27.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.24
• Book Value: GBX 254 per share
• Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 218,430,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £314.54 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.62