<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of McBride plc (LON:MCB - Get Free Report) traded up 14.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 134.20 and last traded at GBX 127. 1,641,562 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 304% from the average session volume of 405,918 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 110.60.</p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>Separately, Peel Hunt  restated a &#34;buy&#34; rating and issued a GBX 190 price target on shares of McBride in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a Buy rating,  Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and an average price target of GBX 190.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Report on MCB</b></p><h2>McBride Trading Up 14.8%</h2><p>The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 222.08. The firm has a market cap of £222.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.83, a PEG ratio of -0.36 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 118.99 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 131.16. </p><p>McBride (LON:MCB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 22.10 earnings per share for the quarter. McBride had a return on equity of 62.24% and a net margin of 3.56%. As a group, research analysts expect that  McBride plc will post 19.2307692 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>About McBride</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>With trading roots dating back to 1927, McBride boasts a strong heritage. As the leading European manufacturer and supplier of private label and contract manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets, McBride offers end‑to‑end development and manufacturing capabilities to a wide range of customers in Europe and Asia Pacific.</p><h2>Recommended Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than McBride</li><li>What is an Earnings Surprise?  </li><li>3 Speculative Stocks to Sell Before the Bottom Drops Out</li><li>Uptrend Stocks Explained: Learn How to Trade Using Uptrends</li><li>The Off-Price Retail King? Why TJX Looks Ready to Break Out</li><li>3 Tickers Leading a Meme Stock Revival</li><li>Intel Could Be the Biggest Winner of TSMC’s AI Bottleneck</li></ul><p><em>This 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.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in McBride Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider McBride, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>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 McBride wasn't on the list.</p><p>While McBride currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>McBride plc (LON:MCB) shares rose 14.8% to GBX 127, with trading volume up 304% from the average. Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating with a GBX 190 price target. McBride has a market cap of £222.52 million and a P/E ratio of 6.83. Despite the "buy" rating, top analysts suggest other stocks may be better investments.</p>

McBride (LON:MCB) Trading Up 14.8% - Should You Buy?