Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Trading Down 21.9% – Here’s What Happened

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) shares traded down 21.9% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 268.20 ($3.49) and last traded at GBX 269.80 ($3.51). 6,129,683 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 150% from the average session volume of 2,450,847 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 345.40 ($4.49).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on CBG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Close Brothers Group from GBX 610 ($7.94) to GBX 600 ($7.81) and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a report on Tuesday.

Close Brothers Group Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £429.39 million, a PE ratio of 4.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 307.19 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 313.28.

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 30.90 ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter. Close Brothers Group had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 5.78%. Research analysts forecast that Close Brothers Group plc will post 66.0070671 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Close Brothers Group Company Profile

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.