Wickes Group (LON:WIX) Stock Price Up 0.7% – Still a Buy?

Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX) traded up 0.7% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 157.60 ($1.99) and last traded at GBX 154.60 ($1.95). 182,652 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 68% from the average session volume of 565,963 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 153.60 ($1.94).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 180 ($2.27) target price on shares of Wickes Group in a report on Tuesday, September 10th.

Wickes Group Trading Up 0.7 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 454.31, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of £366.54 million, a P/E ratio of 1,288.33, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 155.52 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 153.39.

About Wickes Group

Wickes Group plc operates as a retailer of home repair, maintenance, and improvement products and services in the United Kingdom. It supports customers home improvements plans through Local Trade, Design and Installation, and do-it-yourself (DIY) prepositions. The company's products portfolio includes kitchen, bathroom, garden and outdoor space, building supplies, tools, timber, doors, drawer fronts, decorating, flooring and tiles, electrical, hardware and roofing, painting, extensions, loft conversions, driveway, hang a shelf, and joinery and landscaping categories.