Key Points
- Insider Matthew Coulson sold 9,330 shares on December 17 at an average price of GBX 1,232, for a total of £114,945.60.
- M.P. Evans trades around GBX 1,200 (1‑year range GBX 912–1,400) with a market cap of £626.1M and a P/E of 5.96; analysts have a consensus Buy rating with an average target of GBX 1,650 (Canaccord reiterated GBX 1,650).
M.P. Evans Group PLC (LON:MPE - Get Free Report) insider Matthew Coulson sold 9,330 shares of M.P. Evans Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,232, for a total transaction of £114,945.60.
M.P. Evans Group Stock Performance
MPE opened at GBX 1,200 on Friday. M.P. Evans Group PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 912 and a 1-year high of GBX 1,400. The stock has a market cap of £626.11 million, a P/E ratio of 5.96 and a beta of 0.69. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,278.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,258.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.89, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.91.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,650 price target on shares of M.P. Evans Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, M.P. Evans Group currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,650.
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About M.P. Evans Group
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M.P. Evans Group PLC is a responsible producer of certified sustainable crude palm oil (“CPO”), with plantations in five Indonesian provinces: Aceh, Bangka Belitung, East Kalimantan, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.
Headquartered in the UK, the Group's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”).
The Group was founded by Matthew Pennefather Evans in the 1870s and its long history in tropical agriculture includes experience in tea and rubber plantations.
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