Key Points
- Insider purchase: Joanne Shaw bought 825 shares of CVS Group on December 5 at an average price of GBX 1,211 per share for a total of £9,990.75.
- CVS Group shares opened at GBX 1,202, the company has a market cap of £853.88m, a P/E of 16.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.52, with a 1‑year trading range of GBX 800–1,648.
- Analyst sentiment: Four analysts rate the stock a Buy and one a Hold, giving an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,724.
CVS Group plc (LON:CVSG - Get Free Report) insider Joanne Shaw bought 825 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,211 per share, for a total transaction of £9,990.75.
CVS Group Trading Down 0.8%
CVSG stock opened at GBX 1,202 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.52, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.90. CVS Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 800 and a 1-year high of GBX 1,648. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,263.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,247.93. The company has a market capitalization of £853.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.02.
CVS Group (LON:CVSG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 7th. The company reported GBX 80.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. CVS Group had a net margin of 3.20% and a return on equity of 7.86%. Research analysts anticipate that CVS Group plc will post 93.9393939 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have commented on CVSG. Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,600 price target on shares of CVS Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,000 target price on shares of CVS Group in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on CVS Group from GBX 1,250 to GBX 1,420 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,900 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,700 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CVS Group currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,724.
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CVS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in veterinary, pet crematoria, online pharmacy, and retail businesses. The company operates through four segments: Veterinary Practices, Laboratories, Crematoria, and Online Retail Business. It operates in animal veterinary practices and complementary veterinary diagnostic businesses.
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