Dunelm Group (LON:DNLM) Stock Price Down 18.2% – What’s Next?

Dunelm Group plc (LON:DNLM)’s share price fell 18.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 947.50 and last traded at GBX 957.64. 3,734,763 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 236% from the average session volume of 1,110,563 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,170.

Dunelm Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Dunelm Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Technical breakout — The reported move above the 200-day moving average is a bullish technical signal that can prompt short-term buying from trend-following funds and retail traders; it may support a bounce if accompanied by follow-through volume. Dunelm Group (LON:DNLM) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Signal needs confirmation — Technical crosses can be short-lived without sustained trading volume or confirmation from other indicators (e.g., 50-day trend, RSI, MACD) and from upcoming company updates or trading sessions.
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental and liquidity concerns — Dunelm’s balance-sheet and ratio metrics (high reported debt-to-equity, low quick ratio and modest current ratio) and mixed valuation metrics may keep longer-term investors cautious; these fundamentals can outweigh a purely technical move and explain selling pressure today.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DNLM has been the topic of a number of research reports. Shore Capital assumed coverage on Dunelm Group in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 1,300 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Dunelm Group from GBX 1,140 to GBX 1,240 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Dunelm Group from GBX 1,755 to GBX 1,817 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Dunelm Group to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,300 in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,360 price objective on shares of Dunelm Group in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,397.13.

Dunelm Group Trading Down 18.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 236.84, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47, a P/E/G ratio of -10.32 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,117.28 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,142.28.

Insider Activity at Dunelm Group

In related news, insider Luisa Wright sold 2,257 shares of Dunelm Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,121, for a total transaction of £25,300.97. Also, insider Clodagh Moriarty sold 51,119 shares of Dunelm Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,148, for a total value of £586,846.12. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 17,790 shares of company stock valued at $20,056,160 and have sold 61,854 shares valued at $70,913,541. Company insiders own 34.16% of the company’s stock.

About Dunelm Group

Dunelm is the UK’s market leader in homewares with a purpose ‘to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, now and for generations to come’. Its specialist customer proposition offers value, quality, choice and style across an extensive range of c.70,000 products, spanning multiple homewares and furniture categories and including services such as Made to Measure window treatments.

The business was founded in 1979 by the Adderley family, beginning as a curtains stall on Leicester market before expanding its store footprint.