Monks (LON:MNKS) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Monks (LON:MNKSGet Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,320.34 ($16.25) and last traded at GBX 1,318.95 ($16.24), with a volume of 949042 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,306 ($16.08).

Monks Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £2.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 739.74 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,271.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,204.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.39, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

Monks (LON:MNKSGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The company reported GBX 1.15 ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Monks had a return on equity of 15.61% and a net margin of 95.00%.

Monks Company Profile

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The Trust aims for long-term capital growth which takes priority over income. This is pursued through applying a patient approach to investment, principally from a differentiated, actively managed global equity portfolio containing a diversified range of growth stocks – companies with above average earnings growth – which we expect to hold for around five years on average.

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