Tim Lawlor Purchases 26 Shares of Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor acquired 26 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 583 ($7.74) per share, with a total value of £151.58 ($201.11).

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

• On Thursday, March 27th, Tim Lawlor sold 2,234 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 593 ($7.87), for a total transaction of £13,247.62 ($17,576.78).
• On Monday, March 17th, Tim Lawlor purchased 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 613 ($8.13) per share, for a total transaction of £147.12 ($195.20).
• On Thursday, January 16th, Tim Lawlor acquired 26 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 590 ($7.83) per share, with a total value of £153.40 ($203.53).

Vistry Group Price Performance

Shares of Vistry Group stock opened at GBX 592.20 ($7.86) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 2.64. Vistry Group PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 486.70 ($6.46) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,436 ($19.05). The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 594.01 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 683.54. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 55.90 ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a net margin of 6.90% and a return on equity of 7.69%. Equities research analysts expect that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on VTY shares. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Vistry Group from GBX 750 ($9.95) to GBX 650 ($8.62) and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 475 ($6.30) to GBX 500 ($6.63) and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th.

About Vistry Group

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.