Halfords Group (LON:HFD) Trading 13.5% Higher – Should You Buy?

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD) rose 13.5% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 153.60 ($1.91) and last traded at GBX 143 ($1.78). Approximately 4,323,830 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 363% from the average daily volume of 933,098 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 126 ($1.56).

Halfords Group Trading Up 0.2 %

The stock has a market cap of £311.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,096.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.62. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 135.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 143.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.34, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Halfords Group (LON:HFD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 7.60 ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. Halfords Group had a net margin of 1.00% and a return on equity of 5.22%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Halfords Group plc will post 9.1143911 EPS for the current year.

Halfords Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were given a GBX 3 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 12th. Halfords Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6,153.85%.

About Halfords Group

HALFORDS IS THE UK’S LEADING PROVIDER OF MOTORING AND CYCLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
Through Halfords Autocentres, it is also one of the UK’s leading independent operators in vehicle, servicing, maintenance and repairs.

We are a market-leading business, with unique and differentiated products and services.

Our unique mix of stores, garages, mobile vans and home delivery means we can offer customers unparalleled convenience in the motoring and cycling markets…
…We know that our customers want us to be there for them, when they need us.