Key Points
- Insider sale: Director Joe Hudson sold 15,632 Ibstock shares on April 20 at GBX 107 (≈£16,726), after selling 64,484 shares on March 23 at GBX 103 (≈£66,418).
- Analysts have trimmed price targets recently (Berenberg 150→135 Hold; Jefferies 133→127 Buy; Deutsche Bank 144→110 Hold), leaving the consensus rating as a Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 135.50.
- Ibstock trades around GBX 108.40 with a market cap of £428m, a high PE of 135.5 and thin profitability (net margin 0.83%), and a 52‑week range of GBX 97–200.50.
Ibstock plc (LON:IBST - Get Free Report) insider Joe Hudson sold 15,632 shares of Ibstock stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £16,726.24.
Joe Hudson also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, March 23rd, Joe Hudson sold 64,484 shares of Ibstock stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 103, for a total value of £66,418.52.
Ibstock Trading Up 1.3%
Ibstock stock opened at GBX 108.40 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.59, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.33. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 113.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 126.47. The firm has a market capitalization of £428.07 million, a PE ratio of 135.50, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 0.88. Ibstock plc has a 52 week low of GBX 97 and a 52 week high of GBX 200.50.
Ibstock (LON:IBST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 5.70 EPS for the quarter. Ibstock had a return on equity of 0.79% and a net margin of 0.83%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ibstock plc will post 11.0089552 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on IBST shares. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Ibstock from GBX 150 to GBX 135 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Ibstock from GBX 133 to GBX 127 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Ibstock from GBX 144 to GBX 110 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 135.50.
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Ibstock plc manufactures and sells clay and concrete building products and solutions to customers in the residential construction sector in the United Kingdom. The company offers bricks and masonry, which includes facing and engineering bricks, brick slips, special shaped bricks, walling stone, architectural masonry, prefabricated components, eco-habitats, and padstones and lintels, as well as façade systems; roofing products comprising roof tiles and accessories, and chimneys; and flooring and lintels, such as beam and block flooring, insulated flooring, hollowcore, and screed rails.
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