B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 204.38.

BME has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 165 target price on shares of B&M European Value Retail in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Shore Capital Group downgraded B&M European Value Retail to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 215 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th.

Insider Transactions at B&M European Value Retail

In other news, insider Peter Pritchard bought 53,016 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 192 per share, for a total transaction of £101,790.72. Also, insider Tjeerd Jegen bought 53,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 187 per share, for a total transaction of £99,297. 22.79% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Performance

LON BME opened at GBX 204.92 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of £2.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.57 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 306.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 180.17 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 175.60. B&M European Value Retail has a twelve month low of GBX 140 and a twelve month high of GBX 288.93.

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 577.50 billion for the quarter. B&M European Value Retail had a return on equity of 21.74% and a net margin of 2.84%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that B&M European Value Retail will post 38.4814815 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About B&M European Value Retail

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.