Key Points
- Insider Jon Stanton sold 2,053 shares on December 15 at an average price of GBX 3,221, generating proceeds of £66,127.13.
- Imperial Brands opened at GBX 3,191 (close to its 50-day MA of GBX 3,150), has a market cap of £25.54 billion and a P/E of 12.8, with a 52‑week range of GBX 2,521–3,329.
- Analysts are broadly positive—four Buy ratings and one Hold—giving a consensus "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,562.50.
Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) insider Jon Stanton sold 2,053 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,221, for a total transaction of £66,127.13.
Imperial Brands Stock Down 0.7%
Imperial Brands stock opened at GBX 3,191 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £25.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.80, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,150.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,049.31. Imperial Brands PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 2,521 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,329.
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 18th. The company reported GBX 315 earnings per share for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 41.84%. On average, analysts expect that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Imperial Brands from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,700 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup raised their target price on Imperial Brands from GBX 3,425 to GBX 3,650 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,200 target price on shares of Imperial Brands in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Imperial Brands in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Imperial Brands from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,700 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,562.50.
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