Key Points
- SSE insider Martin Pibworth purchased 112 shares on September 17 at GBX 2,446 per share, valued at £2,739.52. He also made smaller purchases in July, August and September.
- SSE shares opened at GBX 2,462.24, with a market capitalization of approximately £29.7 billion and a 52-week range of GBX 1,664 to GBX 2,767.50.
- Analyst sentiment is broadly positive: six analysts rate SSE a Buy, one rates it Hold and one rates it Sell, producing a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of GBX 2,622.
SSE plc (LON:SSE - Get Free Report) insider Martin Pibworth bought 112 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,446 per share, with a total value of £2,739.52.
Martin Pibworth also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, September 4th, Martin Pibworth bought 2 shares of SSE stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,391 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 4,782.
- On Thursday, August 6th, Martin Pibworth purchased 1 shares of SSE stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,359 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 2,359.
- On Monday, July 6th, Martin Pibworth purchased 2 shares of SSE stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,479 per share, with a total value of GBX 4,958.
SSE Stock Performance
LON SSE opened at GBX 2,462.24 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 103.50, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 0.50. SSE plc has a 1 year low of GBX 1,664 and a 1 year high of GBX 2,767.50. The company has a market capitalization of £29.70 billion, a PE ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,403.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2,474.11.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have recently weighed in on SSE shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on SSE from GBX 2,800 to GBX 2,980 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 3,060 price target on shares of SSE in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,650 price target on shares of SSE in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, SSE presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 2,622.
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SSE is a leading generator of renewables and flexible energy in the GB and Ireland markets, and one of the world's fastest-growing electricity networks companies.
This includes onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro, electricity transmission and distribution networks, power stations, carbon capture and hydrogen, solar and batteries, as well as providing energy products and services for businesses and other customers.
SSE's more than 14,000 employees are dedicated to delivering cleaner, more secure energy and ensuring a just transition to a net zero future.
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