The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

WIX.L

Concerning the House

Wickes Group plc operates as a retailer of home improvement products and services in the United Kingdom. The company supports customers' home improvement projects through Local Trade, Design and Installation, and do-it-yourself (DIY) prepositions. Its products portfolio includes kitchen cabinets, doors, drawer fronts, motor accessories, and air source heat pumps; and showroom bathroom products. The company also engages in solar installations. It sells its products through its stores and website; TradePro mobile app for trade members; and Wickes DIY app. Wickes Group plc was founded in 1854 and is based in Watford, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.wickesplc.co.uk

Quotation

$198.60

+2.20 (+1.1%)

52w hi$254.92
52w lo$170.80
Vol270.75K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.33

Short-0.30
Medium-0.47
Long-0.11

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Wickes Group plc

Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail

Market cap$436.72M
Enterprise value$1.09B
Trailing P/E12.41x
Forward P/E9.58x
EV / EBITDA11.23x
P / S (ttm)0.27x
Profit margin2.4%
Return on equity27.3%
Revenue growth+6.3%
Earnings growth+1288.5%
Debt / equity549.88
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.29
Corr SPX0.15
Annual vol30.3%
Annual ret+15.1%
Sharpe0.50
Max DD-33.0%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.31
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.18
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.04

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$200.00$201.00$196.00$198.60270.75K
Aug 12$196.00$201.50$195.20$196.40388.76K
Aug 11$205.00$205.00$196.54$199.00145.15K
Aug 10$207.50$207.50$198.41$199.40179.65K
Aug 7$203.50$206.50$200.00$202.00265.30K