Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Zaid Al-Qassab acquired 79,990 shares on Dec 1 at GBX 125 each, a total transaction of £99,987.50.
- Analyst outlook & stock context: Several brokers trimmed targets on Nov 24 but the consensus remains a "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 157.25; the stock opened at GBX 122.50, has a one‑year range of GBX 100.50–200 and a market cap of about £148.5m.
M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA - Get Free Report) insider Zaid Al-Qassab acquired 79,990 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 125 per share, for a total transaction of £99,987.50.
M&C Saatchi Price Performance
M&C Saatchi stock opened at GBX 122.50 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £148.48 million, a P/E ratio of 15.26 and a beta of 1.27. M&C Saatchi plc has a one year low of GBX 100.50 and a one year high of GBX 200. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 133.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 161.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.51, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.07.
M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported GBX 4.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. M&C Saatchi had a net margin of 2.43% and a return on equity of 34.45%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have weighed in on SAA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on M&C Saatchi from GBX 220 to GBX 190 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt lowered shares of M&C Saatchi to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from GBX 185 to GBX 115 in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Panmure Gordon lowered their price objective on shares of M&C Saatchi from GBX 200 to GBX 174 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank dropped their target price on shares of M&C Saatchi from GBX 200 to GBX 150 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 157.25.
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