Key Points
- Insider purchase: CEO Nicolaos Nicandrou bought 19 shares on Jan 6 at GBX 564 (total £107.16) and previously purchased 23 shares on Nov 6 at GBX 674, indicating continued insider buying.
- Market and analyst context: Phoenix opened at GBX 732.50 (52‑week range GBX 475.20–756.50), and analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 719.25 after recent upgrades from UBS and Berenberg.
- Profitability concerns: The company shows negative profitability metrics—net margin -2.10%, return on equity -21.76% and a negative P/E of -11.55—despite a market cap of about £7.34 billion and quarterly EPS of GBX 32.70.
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) insider Nicolaos Nicandrou bought 19 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 564 per share, for a total transaction of £107.16.
Nicolaos Nicandrou also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, November 6th, Nicolaos Nicandrou purchased 23 shares of Phoenix Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 674 per share, with a total value of £155.02.
Phoenix Group Price Performance
Phoenix Group stock opened at GBX 732.50 on Thursday. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 697.24 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 673.58. 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 firm has a market cap of £7.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73. Phoenix Group Holdings plc has a one year low of GBX 475.20 and a one year high of GBX 756.50.
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 32.70 earnings per share 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 expect that Phoenix Group Holdings plc will post 51.179941 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on shares of Phoenix Group from GBX 850 to GBX 852 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group raised Phoenix Group to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Phoenix Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 719.25.
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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. 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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