Key Points
- Saga insider Mark Watkins bought 276 shares on July 15 at GBX 652 each, totaling £1,799.52.
- Watkins had recently sold 30,205 shares on July 3 at GBX 670 each, for proceeds of £202,373.50, making the new purchase a much smaller transaction by comparison.
- Saga shares were down 2.3% and opened at GBX 644.86, while analysts remain broadly positive with an average “Buy” rating and a GBX 910 target price.
Saga plc (LON:SAGA - Get Free Report) insider Mark Watkins acquired 276 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 652 per share, for a total transaction of £1,799.52.
Mark Watkins also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, July 3rd, Mark Watkins sold 30,205 shares of Saga stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 670, for a total transaction of £202,373.50.
Saga Stock Down 2.3%
SAGA stock opened at GBX 644.86 on Tuesday. Saga plc has a 52 week low of GBX 170.20 and a 52 week high of GBX 680. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 934.58. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 582.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 536.67. The stock has a market capitalization of £937.56 million, a P/E ratio of 268.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.02.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts have commented on SAGA shares. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,025 target price on shares of Saga in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Saga from GBX 600 to GBX 795 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 910.
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