Key Points
- Insider sale: AO World insider Chris Hopkinson sold 700,000 shares on January 23 at an average price of GBX 107, for a total of £749,000.
- Stock and valuation: The shares opened at GBX 110.60 (up ~1.7%), with a one‑year range of GBX 77.15–120.40 and a market cap of about £643.2 million and a PE of 25.22.
- Analyst guidance: Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" with a GBX 137 target; the consensus rating is a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of GBX 121.
AO World plc (LON:AO - Get Free Report) insider Chris Hopkinson sold 700,000 shares of AO World stock in a transaction on Friday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £749,000.
AO World Stock Up 1.7%
AO World stock opened at GBX 110.60 on Wednesday. AO World plc has a one year low of GBX 77.15 and a one year high of GBX 120.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 108.02 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 100.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market cap of £643.18 million, a PE ratio of 25.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06.
AO World (LON:AO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. AO World had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 2.48%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 137 price target on shares of AO World in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 121.
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About AO World
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AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.
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