Key Points
- Insider purchase: Adam Castleton bought 57 shares of LSL Property Services on Jan. 5 at GBX 260 per share for a total of £148.20, signaling a small insider buy.
- Analyst sentiment: Two analysts rate the stock a "Buy" with an average target of GBX 370.50; Peel Hunt reaffirmed a GBX 360 target and Jefferies raised its target to GBX 381.
- Valuation and trading context: LSL opened at GBX 258, trades between a 52-week range of GBX 232–334, has a market cap of £263.11m and a PE ratio of 17.09.
LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL - Get Free Report) insider Adam Castleton purchased 57 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 260 per share, with a total value of £148.20.
LSL Property Services Stock Performance
Shares of LSL Property Services stock opened at GBX 258 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 252.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 271.69. LSL Property Services plc has a 52 week low of GBX 232 and a 52 week high of GBX 334. The company has a market capitalization of £263.11 million, a PE ratio of 17.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.09.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently commented on LSL. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 360 price target on shares of LSL Property Services in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of LSL Property Services to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from GBX 280 to GBX 381 in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 370.50.
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LSL Property Services Company Profile
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LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors.
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