Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Andrew Briggs bought 22 shares on Nov 6 at an average price of GBX 674 (total £148.28), after acquiring 23 shares on Oct 6 at GBX 489.
- Market snapshot: Phoenix opened at GBX 683.50, has a market cap of ~£6.83bn, a negative P/E of -10.78, 52‑week range GBX 475.20–699.50, and 50/200‑day moving averages of GBX 659.36 and GBX 649.77.
- Analyst view: Consensus rating is "Hold" with a target of GBX 684.25; broker notes include Berenberg raising its target to GBX 852 (buy), RBC cutting to GBX 690 (outperform) and UBS at GBX 630 (neutral).
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Briggs purchased 22 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 674 per share, for a total transaction of £148.28.
Andrew Briggs also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, October 6th, Andrew Briggs acquired 23 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 489 per share, with a total value of £112.47.
Phoenix Group Stock Up 0.6%
Shares of LON:PHNX opened at GBX 683.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.83 billion, a PE ratio of -10.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 160.32, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 3.30. Phoenix Group Holdings plc has a 52-week low of GBX 475.20 and a 52-week high of GBX 699.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 659.36 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 649.77.
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 8th. The company reported GBX (18.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Phoenix Group had a negative return on equity of 21.76% and a negative net margin of 2.10%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Phoenix Group Holdings plc will post 51.179941 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have issued reports on PHNX. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Phoenix Group from GBX 850 to GBX 852 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Phoenix Group from GBX 725 to GBX 690 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 630 target price on shares of Phoenix Group in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Phoenix Group presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 684.25.
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Phoenix Group Company Profile
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Phoenix is the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business with c. £300 billion of assets under administration and c. 12 million customers.
We are a constituent of the FTSE 100 with c. 7,800 colleagues and offer a broad range of products to support people across all stages of the savings life cycle.
We are a growing and sustainable business with a clear purpose – helping people secure a life of possibilities.
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