Nichols (LON:NICL) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Nichols plc (LON:NICLGet Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,365 ($17.73) and last traded at GBX 1,360 ($17.66), with a volume of 129001 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,335 ($17.34).

Nichols Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,295.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,212.10. The company has a market cap of £496.73 million, a PE ratio of 26.54 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 3.73 and a quick ratio of 2.58.

Nichols (LON:NICLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 64.02 ($0.83) EPS for the quarter. Nichols had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 18.96%. Equities analysts predict that Nichols plc will post 62.4371859 EPS for the current year.

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