Key Points
- Insider purchase: Maeve Byrne bought 57,466 shares at an average of GBX 35 on January 28, representing a £20,113.10 insider buy.
- Weak profitability and high leverage: LendInvest has a negative net margin (-46.74%) and negative ROE (-31.70%) and a very high debt-to-equity ratio (871.67), while its market cap is about £49.13m.
- Analyst view: Panmure Gordon has a "buy" rating and the consensus price target is GBX 80, versus the current share price around GBX 35.
LendInvest plc (LON:LINV - Get Free Report) insider Maeve Byrne acquired 57,466 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 35 per share, with a total value of £20,113.10.
LendInvest Trading Up 0.6%
LON:LINV opened at GBX 34.69 on Thursday. LendInvest plc has a 12-month low of GBX 22.25 and a 12-month high of GBX 45.95. The company has a current ratio of 23.27, a quick ratio of 26.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 871.67. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 36.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 37.84. The firm has a market cap of £49.13 million, a P/E ratio of 49.56 and a beta of 0.20.
LendInvest (LON:LINV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 8th. The company reported GBX 0.60 earnings per share for the quarter. LendInvest had a negative net margin of 46.74% and a negative return on equity of 31.70%. Equities analysts anticipate that LendInvest plc will post 2.7272727 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Panmure Gordon reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 80 price target on shares of LendInvest in a report on Sunday, December 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, LendInvest currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 80.
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LendInvest is an award winning asset management platform for property finance in the United Kingdom. Its proprietary technology and user experience are designed to make it simpler for both borrowers and investors to access property finance.
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