Key Points
- Insider purchase: Fiona MacAulay bought 6,347 shares of Costain Group on December 10 at GBX 157 per share, spending £9,964.79.
- Shares opened at GBX 155.40 (down ~1%), with a 50‑day SMA of GBX 150.45 and 200‑day SMA of GBX 144.67; market cap is £414.48m, P/E 13.51, and the 12‑month range is GBX 85.40–172.40.
- Analysts rate the stock a "Moderate Buy" (average target GBX 168.33) based on two Buy and one Hold, with recent targets from Berenberg/Peel Hunt at GBX 175–180 and Deutsche Bank at GBX 150 (Hold).
Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) insider Fiona MacAulay purchased 6,347 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 157 per share, for a total transaction of £9,964.79.
Costain Group Stock Down 1.0%
Shares of Costain Group stock opened at GBX 155.40 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 150.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 144.67. The stock has a market cap of £414.48 million, a PE ratio of 13.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86. Costain Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 85.40 and a 12 month high of GBX 172.40.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently commented on COST. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Costain Group from GBX 115 to GBX 150 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 175 price objective on shares of Costain Group in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 180 price objective on shares of Costain Group in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 168.33.
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Costain helps to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
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