Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Stock Price Up 1.5% - Still a Buy?

Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS - Get Free Report) rose 1.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 66.80 and last traded at GBX 66. Approximately 291,616 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 69% from the average daily volume of 928,805 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 65.Smiths News Price PerformanceThe company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 338.95. The company has a market capitalization of £159.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.84, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 0.32. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 68.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 66.04. Smiths News Company Profile (Get Free Report)In 1792 we started delivering the nation's newspapers. Today, we're proud to be the UK's largest wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, serving 24,000 retailers from superstores to corner shops. Service and efficiency put us at the forefront of our industry and with 55% market share we are the leading player in one of the world's fastest-moving supply chains. Our teams go further, when others stop, striving to meet the highest standards in all we do. See AlsoFive stocks we like better than Smiths NewsThe gold chart Wall Street is terrified of…Elon Musk already made me a “wealthy man”Silver paying 20% dividend. Plus 68% share gainsUnlocked: Elon Musk’s Next Big IPO1,500 Banks Just Handed the Fed Your Bank AccountThis 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 Smiths News Right Now?Before you consider Smiths News, 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 Smiths News wasn't on the list.While Smiths News currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.View The Five Stocks Here