Key Points
- Insider Andrew Briggs bought 22 shares on Dec. 5 at GBX 519 (total £114.18), adding to prior small purchases in October and November.
- Phoenix shares opened at GBX 687 (near the 52‑week high of GBX 700) with a market cap of £6.86bn, but the company recently reported a quarterly EPS of GBX (18.20) and negative margins; analysts' consensus rating is Hold with a price target of GBX 684.25.
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Briggs acquired 22 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 519 per share, for a total transaction of £114.18.
Andrew Briggs also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, November 6th, Andrew Briggs purchased 22 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 674 per share, with a total value of £148.28.
- On Monday, October 6th, Andrew Briggs bought 23 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 489 per share, for a total transaction of £112.47.
Phoenix Group Trading Down 1.6%
Shares of Phoenix Group stock opened at GBX 687 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.86 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.84, a P/E/G 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. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 672.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 662.50. Phoenix Group Holdings plc has a 52-week low of GBX 475.20 and a 52-week high of GBX 700.
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 8th. The company reported GBX (18.20) EPS for the quarter. Phoenix Group had a negative net margin of 2.10% and a negative return on equity of 21.76%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Phoenix Group Holdings plc will post 51.179941 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on PHNX shares. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 630 price target on shares of Phoenix Group in a report on Friday, September 5th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Phoenix Group from GBX 850 to GBX 852 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two research 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 684.25.
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About Phoenix Group
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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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