Insider Buying: Card Factory (LON:CARD) Insider Buys 21,500 Shares of Stock

Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) insider Matthias Seeger purchased 21,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 71 per share, for a total transaction of £15,265.Card Factory Trading Up 0.0%LON CARD opened at GBX 69.63 on Wednesday. Card Factory plc has a 52 week low of GBX 69 and a 52 week high of GBX 115.70. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 96.42 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 97.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13. The firm has a market cap of £243.12 million, a PE ratio of 5.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. Card Factory (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX 2.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Card Factory had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 7.79%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Card Factory plc will post 15.8347676 EPS for the current fiscal year. Wall Street Analyst Weigh InSeveral equities analysts recently issued reports on CARD shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 185 target price on shares of Card Factory in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Peel Hunt reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 110 price objective on shares of Card Factory in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Card Factory has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 148.33.Read Our Latest Analysis on Card FactoryCard Factory Company Profile (Get Free Report)Card Factory plc operates as a specialist retailer of cards, gifts, and celebration essentials in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through five segments: Cardfactory Stores, Cardfactory Online, Getting Personal, Partnerships, and Printcraft. The company provides greeting cards, celebration accessories, and gifts through cardfactory stores, cardfactory online retails, and network of third-party retail partners; and personalised cards and gifts through online retailer, as well as manufactures and sells greeting cards and personalised gifts through its stores and online businesses.Featured ArticlesFive stocks we like better than Card FactoryWhat does consumer price index measure? Why Taiwan Semiconductor's 6.5% Dip Could Be a Smart BuyWhat is the Euro STOXX 50 Index?RTX Surges to Record Highs as Defense Orders ExplodeHow to Invest in Blue Chip StocksSmart Money Is Buying Auto Suppliers, Not Car BrandsThis instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.Should You Invest $1,000 in Card Factory Right Now?Before you consider Card Factory, you'll want to hear this.MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Card Factory wasn't on the list.While Card Factory currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.View The Five Stocks Here