Halfords Group (LON:HFD) Stock Price Up 15.1% – Should You Buy?

Halfords Group plc (LON:HFD)’s share price traded up 15.1% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 153.60 ($1.91) and last traded at GBX 145 ($1.81). 6,925,562 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 547% from the average session volume of 1,070,031 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 126 ($1.57).

Halfords Group Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 135.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 143.42. The stock has a market cap of £315.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,110.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.34.

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

Halfords Group Cuts Dividend

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

Halfords Group Company Profile

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.