Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Earns “House Stock” Rating from Shore Capital Group

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating reiterated by research analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research report issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports.

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Vertu Motors from GBX 78 to GBX 76 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Vertu Motors presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 76.

Vertu Motors Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of LON:VTU opened at GBX 64.30 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 61.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 62.28. The stock has a market capitalization of £198.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 0.76. Vertu Motors has a 52-week low of GBX 55 and a 52-week high of GBX 67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.13, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 4.62 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 483.38 billion during the quarter. Vertu Motors had a net margin of 0.34% and a return on equity of 4.55%. Analysts expect that Vertu Motors will post 8.9391576 EPS for the current year.

Vertu Motors Company Profile

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors. The company's franchise dealerships include Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKODA, Vauxhall, Ford, Mazda, and Toyota.