Key Points
- John Roberts, an AO World insider, sold 1,000,000 shares on Jan 26 at GBX 107 (£1,070,000) and had sold 2,500,000 shares on Jan 15 at GBX 105 (£2,625,000), totaling 3.5 million shares (~£3.695m) in recent transactions.
- AO World shares opened at GBX 110.60 (50-day MA GBX 108.42, 12‑month range GBX 77.15–120.40) with a market cap of ~£643m, and analysts hold a consensus Moderate Buy with an average price target of GBX 121 and Peel Hunt's GBX 137 "Buy" target.
AO World plc (LON:AO - Get Free Report) insider John Roberts sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total transaction of £1,070,000.
John Roberts also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, January 15th, John Roberts sold 2,500,000 shares of AO World stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 105, for a total transaction of £2,625,000.
AO World Stock Performance
LON:AO opened at GBX 110.60 on Friday. AO World plc has a 12 month low of GBX 77.15 and a 12 month high of GBX 120.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization 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. The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 108.42 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 100.24.
AO World (LON:AO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 note on Tuesday, November 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 121.
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AO World Company Profile
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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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