Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Luke Savage bought 5,000 shares on November 21 at GBX 281 each, a £14,050 transaction.
- Profitability: Liontrust reported quarterly EPS of GBX 18.68 with a 35.21% net margin and 39.68% ROE, and has a market cap of £169.1M (PE 10.29).
- Analyst view: Broker coverage is mixed—2 Buys, 2 Holds and 1 Sell—resulting in an average "Hold" rating and an average target price of GBX 359.
Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) insider Luke Savage bought 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 281 per share, for a total transaction of £14,050.
Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance
Shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock opened at GBX 269.50 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The company has a market cap of £169.10 million, a PE ratio of 10.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 310.43 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 346.65. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 221.88 and a 1-year high of GBX 508.
Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a net margin of 35.21% and a return on equity of 39.68%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently weighed in on LIO. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 435 price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Panmure Gordon reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 500 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Liontrust Asset Management has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 359.
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Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile
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Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited.
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