Key Points
- Insider buying: Adam Castleton acquired 59 LSL Property Services shares at GBX 253 each, worth £149.27, following a 56-share purchase in September.
- Stock performance: LSL shares opened at GBX 257 and were trading up 0.8%, with a 52-week range of GBX 204 to GBX 282 and a market capitalization of about £249.4 million.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average target price of GBX 360.50, substantially above the reported share price.
LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL - Get Free Report) insider Adam Castleton acquired 59 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of £149.27.
Adam Castleton also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 7th, Adam Castleton acquired 56 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 270 per share, for a total transaction of £151.20.
LSL Property Services Trading Up 0.8%
Shares of LSL Property Services stock opened at GBX 257 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.65, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 2.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 260.98 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 234.78. LSL Property Services plc has a 52-week low of GBX 204 and a 52-week high of GBX 282. The stock has a market cap of £249.42 million, a PE ratio of 15.30, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.44.
LSL Property Services (LON:LSL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 11.90 EPS for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 21.39%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.137931 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Shore Capital Group reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of LSL Property Services in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 360.50.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on LSL Property Services
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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