Key Points
- Andrew Briggs acquired 20 shares of Phoenix Group on Jan 6 at GBX 550 (total £110), and also purchased 22 shares on Dec 5 at GBX 519 and 22 shares on Nov 6 at GBX 674, showing repeated insider buying over recent months.
- Phoenix Group shares opened at GBX 740.50 (1‑year range GBX 475.20–756.50) with a market cap of £7.40bn; the company reports negative profitability metrics (PE -11.68, ROE -21.76%, net margin -2.10%) while analysts hold a Moderate Buy consensus and a price target of GBX 719.25, with recent upgrades to GBX 770–852.
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Briggs acquired 20 shares of Phoenix Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 550 per share, for a total transaction of £110.
Andrew Briggs also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, December 5th, Andrew Briggs acquired 22 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 519 per share, with a total value of £114.18.
- On Thursday, November 6th, Andrew Briggs bought 22 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 674 per share, for a total transaction of £148.28.
Phoenix Group Stock Down 0.7%
Phoenix Group stock opened at GBX 740.50 on Wednesday. Phoenix Group Holdings plc has a 1-year low of GBX 475.20 and a 1-year high of GBX 756.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 160.32, a current ratio of 3.30 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of £7.40 billion, a PE ratio of -11.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 696.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 673.17.
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 32.70 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%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Phoenix Group Holdings plc will post 51.179941 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently weighed in on PHNX shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Phoenix Group from GBX 850 to GBX 852 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group raised shares of Phoenix Group to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from GBX 670 to GBX 770 in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 719.25.
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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. This means providing the right guidance and products, at the right time, to support the right choices.
We focus on delivering value for our shareholders through long-term predictable cash generation, which supports a stable and sustainable dividend.
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