Dunelm Group (LON:DNLM) Stock Price Down 19.5% – Here’s What Happened

Dunelm Group plc (LON:DNLM) shares traded down 19.5% on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 941.50 and last traded at GBX 941.50. 3,357,217 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 213% from the average session volume of 1,072,808 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: Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on Dunelm, which provides broker support that can help limit downside or attract buyers. Shore Capital reaffirms buy (Digital Look)
• Positive Sentiment: Technical note — Dunelm’s share price recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, a bullish technical signal that may attract momentum traders. Share price crosses above 200-day MA (American Banking News)
• Negative Sentiment: Investors Chronicle reports Dunelm shares tumbled after festive demand was weaker than expected — this retail demand miss is weighing on near-term revenue visibility. Dunelm shares tumble as festive demand takes a hit (Investors Chronicle)
• Negative Sentiment: Company update / earnings coverage indicates Q2 sales growth has slowed and management warned full-year profit could be at the low end of expectations — a clear fundamental catalyst behind today’s sell-off. Q2 sales growth slows; profit warning (Investing.com)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Dunelm Group Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 236.84. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,113.57 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,140.89. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.39, a P/E/G ratio of -10.32 and a beta of 1.18.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Clodagh Moriarty sold 51,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,148, for a total value of £586,846.12. Also, insider Karen Witts bought 10,790 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,104 per share, with a total value of £119,121.60. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 17,790 shares of company stock worth $20,056,160 and have sold 61,854 shares worth $70,913,541. 34.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.