Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Trading Down 21.6% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) fell 21.6% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 258.20 ($3.36) and last traded at GBX 270.80 ($3.52). 125,087,578 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2,586% from the average session volume of 4,656,207 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 345.40 ($4.49).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on CBG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Close Brothers Group from GBX 610 ($7.93) to GBX 600 ($7.80) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research note on Tuesday.

Close Brothers Group Stock Down 21.6 %

The firm has a market cap of £407.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.08, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 305.84 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 315.11.

Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 30.90 ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Close Brothers Group had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 5.78%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Close Brothers Group plc will post 66.0070671 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Close Brothers Group

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.