Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) Insider Tim Lawlor Sells 2,234 Shares of Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor sold 2,234 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 593 ($7.68), for a total value of £13,247.62 ($17,146.80).

Tim Lawlor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 17th, Tim Lawlor bought 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 613 ($7.93) per share, with a total value of £147.12 ($190.42).
• On Thursday, January 16th, Tim Lawlor purchased 26 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 590 ($7.64) per share, for a total transaction of £153.40 ($198.55).

Vistry Group Price Performance

Vistry Group stock opened at GBX 584 ($7.56) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 607.09 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 768.29. Vistry Group PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 511 ($6.61) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,436 ($18.59). The stock has a market cap of £1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.76, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 55.90 ($0.72) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a net margin of 6.90% and a return on equity of 7.69%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on VTY. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 475 ($6.15) to GBX 500 ($6.47) and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Vistry Group from GBX 830 ($10.74) to GBX 690 ($8.93) and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 750 ($9.71) to GBX 650 ($8.41) and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is one of the UK’s leading homebuilders with a top tier housebuilder and leading Partnerships business. Our purpose is to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the housing market through our leading brands, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Vistry Partnerships and Drew Smith.

Our housebuilding division operates across 13 business units, each with a regional office, which are developing hundreds of sites across England.