A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $554.96

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG)’s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 554.96 ($7.04) and traded as high as GBX 626 ($7.94). A.G. BARR shares last traded at GBX 626 ($7.94), with a volume of 142,881 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays upgraded A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.62) target price for the company in a research report on Friday, March 8th.

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £695.84 million, a PE ratio of 1,841.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 588.48 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 554.96.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Julie A. Barr purchased 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 528 ($6.70) per share, for a total transaction of £496.32 ($629.61). In related news, insider Julie A. Barr bought 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 528 ($6.70) per share, for a total transaction of £496.32 ($629.61). Also, insider Stuart Lorimer sold 8,352 shares of A.G. BARR stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 584 ($7.41), for a total value of £48,775.68 ($61,874.51). Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 12,139 shares of company stock worth $7,527,157. Company insiders own 34.04% of the company’s stock.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.