Card Factory (LON:CARD) Insider Buys £9,973.44 in Stock

Card Factory plc (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) insider Robert McWilliam acquired 13,852 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 72 per share, with a total value of £9,973.44.Card Factory Stock PerformanceShares of Card Factory stock opened at GBX 71.88 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £251.00 million, a PE ratio of 5.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.06. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 96.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 97.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.13, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a current ratio of 1.10. Card Factory plc has a 1 year low of GBX 69 and a 1 year high of GBX 115.70. Card Factory (LON:CARD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX 2.80 EPS for the quarter. Card Factory had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 7.79%. Equities analysts forecast that Card Factory plc will post 15.8347676 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Analysts Set New Price TargetsSeveral equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Peel Hunt reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 110 price target on shares of Card Factory in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 185 target price on shares of Card Factory in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 148.33.Check Out Our Latest Research Report on CARDAbout Card Factory (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.Further ReadingFive stocks we like better than Card FactoryHow to Know Which Cryptocurrency to Buy: A Guide for InvestorsWhy Taiwan Semiconductor's 6.5% Dip Could Be a Smart BuyThe Most Important Warren Buffett Stock for Investors: His OwnRTX Surges to Record Highs as Defense Orders ExplodeHow to Calculate Stock Profit Smart 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