Franchise Brands (CHIX:FRANL) Short Interest

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CHIX:FRANL Franchise Brands PLC CHIX:FRANL
71 GF Score
Price £1.48
GF Value £1.77
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Franchise Brands Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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CHIX:FRANL vs CTAS, CPRT, GPN: Short Interest Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Franchise Brands's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Franchise Brands Short Interest vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Franchise Brands's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franchise Brands's Short Interest falls into.


CHIX:FRANL
71GF Score
Franchise Brands PLC CHIX:FRANL
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Is Franchise Brands (CHIX:FRANL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franchise Brands stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £1.48 is trading 16.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of £1.77. GuruFocus considers Franchise Brands to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:FRANL:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: £1.77 vs. price of £1.48 (16.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 7 warning signs

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Franchise Brands Business Description

Other Exchanges FRAN:UK
Address Ashwood Court, Springwood Close, Tytherington Business Park, Macclesfield, GBR, SK10 2XF
Franchise Brands PLC is a holding company engaged in franchising and related activities. Its brands associated with the company are Metro Rod, Chips Away, Barking Mad, Oven Clean, Metro Plumb, Willow Pumps, and Filta. Its operating segments are Pirtek Europe, Water & Waste Services, Filta International, B2C, Azura, and Other operations, and the majority of the revenue comes from the Pirtek Europe segment.
71GF Score

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£1.48
Price
£1.77
GF Value