Key Points
- Insider purchase: Vinay Kumar Abrol bought 774 shares on January 7 at an average price of GBX 241, a transaction totalling £1,865.34.
- Company financials: Liontrust trades near GBX 237 with a market cap of £147.98m and a P/E of 11.84; it reported quarterly EPS of GBX 18.68 and a return on equity of 39.68%.
- Analyst view: Ratings are mixed (2 Buy, 2 Hold, 1 Sell) with an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 359, following several recent target cuts.
Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 774 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £1,865.34.
Liontrust Asset Management Trading Up 2.4%
LON:LIO opened at GBX 237 on Friday. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a one year low of GBX 221.88 and a one year high of GBX 471.50. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 270.49 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 319.12. The firm has a market capitalization of £147.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.35.
Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 earnings per share for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 39.68% and a net margin of 35.21%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
LIO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 435 price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Panmure Gordon reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 500 price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target 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. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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