Key Points
- Nick Wiles bought 26 shares on Dec 22 at GBX 470 (£122.20) and has made several recent purchases, including a significant 25,000‑share buy on Nov 20 at GBX 538 (~£134,500), indicating insider buying activity.
- PayPoint trades around GBX 472—well below its 50‑day (GBX 587.48) and 200‑day (GBX 689.58) moving averages with a market cap of ~£298m—while Panmure Gordon maintains a Buy rating with a GBX 1,100 price target.
PayPoint plc (LON:PAY - Get Free Report) insider Nick Wiles bought 26 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 470 per share, with a total value of £122.20.
Nick Wiles also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, December 19th, Nick Wiles purchased 65 shares of PayPoint stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 470 per share, for a total transaction of £305.50.
- On Monday, November 24th, Nick Wiles acquired 26 shares of PayPoint stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 482 per share, with a total value of £125.32.
- On Thursday, November 20th, Nick Wiles acquired 25,000 shares of PayPoint stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 538 per share, with a total value of £134,500.
- On Wednesday, October 22nd, Nick Wiles bought 17 shares of PayPoint stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 734 per share, for a total transaction of £124.78.
PayPoint Price Performance
Shares of LON PAY opened at GBX 472 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £298.16 million, a PE ratio of 18.62, a PEG ratio of 31.13 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 81.52. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 587.48 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 689.58. PayPoint plc has a twelve month low of GBX 438.35 and a twelve month high of GBX 870.
PayPoint (LON:PAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 29.25 EPS for the quarter. PayPoint had a return on equity of 30.78% and a net margin of 11.65%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that PayPoint plc will post 56.9500056 EPS for the current year.
Key Headlines Impacting PayPoint
Here are the key news stories impacting PayPoint this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Senior executive Nick Wiles has been buying stock at ~GBX 470 (multiple small purchases, including 65 and 26-share trades reported 19–22 Dec). These buys signal management confidence and likely contributed to the intraday uptick. Nick Wiles Buys 65 Shares of PayPoint
- Positive Sentiment: Director Rob Harding also acquired small lots at ~GBX 470 across mid/late December (multiple trades of ~24–27 shares and a larger earlier purchase noted historically). Director buying reinforces the same sentiment signal. PayPoint Insider Acquires Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: PayPoint disclosed routine share dealings under its Share Incentive Plan (SIP) for several senior managers — these are standard, planned allocations rather than one-off strategic purchases and are less likely to change fundamentals. PayPoint executives acquire shares under company incentive plan
- Neutral Sentiment: Market write-ups summarizing the insider trades have noted the activity alongside existing analyst coverage and the stock’s technical position (well below 50- and 200‑day moving averages). Coverage can boost short-term flows but the trades are modest vs the company’s market cap. PayPoint Insider Trades Summary
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Panmure Gordon reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,100 price target on shares of PayPoint in a report on Thursday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,100.
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PayPoint Company Profile
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PayPoint plc engages in the provision of payments and banking, shopping, and e-commerce services and products in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments: PayPoint and Love2shop. The PayPoint segment provides card payment services to retailers, including leased payment devices; EPoS; ATM cash machines; SIM cards sales; receipt advertising; bill payment services and cash top-ups to individual consumers; parcel delivery and collection services; retailer service fees solutions; and digital payment services, as well as cash through to digital services.
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