The recent downturn has taken JD Sports Fashion PLC shares close to a medium term support level around 368 GBp. The timing for a long trade in the stock appears good.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of listed companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility criteria.
● In a short-term perspective, the company has interesting fundamentals.
Strengths
● Graphically speaking, the timing seems perfect for purchasing the stock close to the GBp 368 support.
● According to sales estimates from analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters, the company is among the best with regard to growth.
● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
● The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.
● As regards fundamentals, the enterprise value to sales ratio is at 0.82 for the current period. Therefore, the company is undervalued.
● Upward revisions of sales forecast reflect a renewed optimism among the analysts covering the stock.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
● The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
Weaknesses
● The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
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JD Sports Fashion Plc is a United Kingdom-based multichannel retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands. The Company specializes in the sale of sports fashion and outdoor footwear and apparel, combining global brands such as Nike, adidas, Puma and The North Face, with own brand labels such as Pink Soda and Supply & Demand. The Company's segments include Sports Fashion and Outdoor. Its sports fashion brands include JD, Size?, Footpatrol, Finish Line, Shoe palace, DTLR, Livestock, Sprinter, Sport Zone, Perry Sport and Sizeer. Its outdoor brands include Go Outdoors (GO), Blacks, Millets, Tiso, Ultimate Outdoors, Fishing Republic and Naylors. Its Finish Line is a retailer of multi-branded athletic footwear, apparel and accessories in the United States. Shoe Palace is a retailer of branded sports footwear and apparel located on the West Coast of the United States and has over 160 stores, which trade under the Shoe Palace banner.