Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Stock Price Up 1% – Should You Buy?

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX) rose 1% on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 155.20 ($1.94) and last traded at GBX 152.76 ($1.91). Approximately 386,569 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 56% from the average daily volume of 247,055 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 151.20 ($1.89).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 180 ($2.25) target price on shares of Wickes Group in a report on Tuesday, September 10th.

Wickes Group Stock Down 0.5 %

The firm has a market cap of £359.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,265.00, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 152.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 154.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 454.31.

Wickes Group Company Profile

Wickes is one of the UK’s best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber.

Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.