Greencore Group (LON:GNC) Hits New 1-Year High at $188.80

Greencore Group plc (LON:GNC)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 188.80 ($2.49) and last traded at GBX 186.40 ($2.46), with a volume of 1343142 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 186.40 ($2.46).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Greencore Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th.

Greencore Group Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 176.52 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 147.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.73, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of £845.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,698.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greencore Group

In related news, insider Alastair S. N. Murray acquired 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 169 ($2.23) per share, with a total value of £50,700 ($66,860.08). Insiders own 2.21% of the company’s stock.

Greencore Group Company Profile

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.