Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,433.33.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on IMB shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,500 target price on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 3,150 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Imperial Brands from GBX 3,650 to GBX 3,550 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,500 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Imperial Brands

In related news, insider Alan Johnson purchased 645 shares of Imperial Brands stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,097 per share, with a total value of £19,975.65. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Brands Trading Down 0.6%

Imperial Brands stock opened at GBX 2,747 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 278.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,860.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,056.13. The firm has a market capitalization of £21.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.92, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.15. Imperial Brands has a 52-week low of GBX 2,626 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,341.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported GBX 127.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 1,471.90 billion during the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 8.96% and a return on equity of 39.24%. Sell-side analysts expect that Imperial Brands will post 246.5723613 earnings per share for the current year.

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