Key Points
- Insider purchase: Taylor Wimpey insider Mark Castle acquired 2,267 shares on December 15 at an average price of GBX 102 per share, costing a total of £2,312.34.
- Market snapshot: Shares opened at GBX 101.75 (trading up ~0.5%), the company has a market cap of ~£3.66 billion and a P/E of 14.84, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages of GBX 103.42 and GBX 105.85 respectively.
- Analyst consensus: The stock has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 129.13, after mixed analyst actions including upgrades from Citigroup and RBC and neutral/lowered targets from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) insider Mark Castle acquired 2,267 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 102 per share, with a total value of £2,312.34.
Taylor Wimpey Trading Up 0.5%
Shares of LON TW opened at GBX 101.75 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 103.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 105.85. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.66 billion, a PE ratio of 14.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 5.08.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on TW shares. Citigroup upped their target price on Taylor Wimpey from GBX 140 to GBX 145 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Taylor Wimpey from GBX 140 to GBX 120 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 142 price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a GBX 109 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Taylor Wimpey to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from GBX 130 to GBX 150 in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 129.13.
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About Taylor Wimpey
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Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.
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