Nichols (LON:NICL) Posts Earnings Results

Nichols (LON:NICL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 30.30 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Nichols had a net margin of 12.25% and a return on equity of 23.59%.

Nichols Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of LON:NICL traded up GBX 19 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 1,034. The company had a trading volume of 89,951 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,567. The stock has a market capitalization of £378.08 million, a P/E ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 0.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 958.90 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 964.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.97, a current ratio of 3.63 and a quick ratio of 2.58. Nichols has a one year low of GBX 880 and a one year high of GBX 1,430.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NICL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,720 price objective on shares of Nichols in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,150 target price on shares of Nichols in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two research 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 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,390.

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