Key Points
- Insider sale: Graham Coombs sold 2,500 S&U shares on July 1 at GBX 1,945 each, totaling £48,625.
- Stock reaction: S&U shares were down 1.5% and opened at GBX 1,960, trading below the recent 200-day average price of GBX 2,071.29.
- Analyst view: Berenberg cut its target price from GBX 2,350 to GBX 2,220 and kept a hold rating, while the broader consensus remains a moderate buy.
S&U plc (LON:SUS - Get Free Report) insider Graham Coombs sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,945, for a total value of £48,625.
S&U Stock Down 1.5%
SUS stock opened at GBX 1,960 on Thursday. S&U plc has a twelve month low of GBX 1,620 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,458.50. The company has a market cap of £238.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.04 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 58.00, a current ratio of 1,290.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 97.18. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,951.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,071.29.
S&U (LON:SUS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported GBX 195.20 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of £107.43 million during the quarter. S&U had a net margin of 22.07% and a return on equity of 9.68%. Analysts anticipate that S&U plc will post 231.3253012 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on S&U from GBX 2,350 to GBX 2,220 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 2,110.
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About S&U
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S&U plc provides motor, property bridging, and specialist finance in the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1938 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.
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