Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) Insider John Stephen Ions Buys 777 Shares

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider John Stephen Ions acquired 777 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 694 ($8.72) per share, with a total value of £5,392.38 ($6,774.35).

Liontrust Asset Management Price Performance

Liontrust Asset Management stock opened at GBX 718 ($9.02) on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £458.01 million, a P/E ratio of 2,659.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.27. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a one year low of GBX 519 ($6.52) and a one year high of GBX 833.50 ($10.47). The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 666.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 616.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on LIO shares. Barclays cut shares of Liontrust Asset Management to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 760 ($9.55) price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 750 ($9.42) target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Wednesday, April 17th.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited.