Kerry Porritt Buys 138 Shares of Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) Stock

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) insider Kerry Porritt bought 138 shares of Keller Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,637 ($21.62) per share, for a total transaction of £2,259.06 ($2,984.23).

Kerry Porritt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 3rd, Kerry Porritt bought 330 shares of Keller Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,260 ($16.64) per share, for a total transaction of £4,158 ($5,492.73).

Keller Group Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of LON KLR traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 1,616 ($21.35). 67,631 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 216,095. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.25. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,532.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,282.68. Keller Group plc has a one year low of GBX 672 ($8.88) and a one year high of GBX 1,704 ($22.51). The company has a market cap of £1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 955.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.34.

Keller Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a dividend of GBX 16.60 ($0.22) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. Keller Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2,823.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Keller Group from GBX 1,500 ($19.82) to GBX 1,750 ($23.12) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th.

About Keller Group

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services.