Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Trading Down 21.6% – Should You Sell?

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG)’s share price was down 21.6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 258.20 ($3.36) and last traded at GBX 270.80 ($3.52). Approximately 125,087,578 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2,586% from the average daily volume of 4,656,207 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 345.40 ($4.49).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on CBG shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Close Brothers Group from GBX 610 ($7.93) to GBX 600 ($7.80) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th.

Close Brothers Group Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 305.84 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 315.11. The stock has a market cap of £407.99 million, a PE ratio of 4.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82.

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 30.90 ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Close Brothers Group had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 5.78%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Close Brothers Group plc will post 66.0070671 EPS 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.