Just Group plc (LON:JUST) Insider Mark Godson Buys 66,086 Shares of Stock

Just Group plc (LON:JUST) insider Mark Godson purchased 66,086 shares of Just Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 151 ($1.94) per share, for a total transaction of £99,789.86 ($128,479.28).

Just Group Trading Down 4.6 %

Shares of LON:JUST opened at GBX 140.80 ($1.81) on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a quick ratio of 4.87, a current ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.09. Just Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 95 ($1.22) and a 12 month high of GBX 168.60 ($2.17). The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 159.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 149.65.

Just Group (LON:JUST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 36 ($0.46) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Just Group had a return on equity of 8.47% and a net margin of 3.40%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Just Group plc will post 38.3510638 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on JUST. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Just Group from GBX 190 ($2.45) to GBX 200 ($2.57) and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 200 ($2.57) price objective on shares of Just Group in a report on Friday.

About Just Group

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.