Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) Insider Earl Sibley Buys 18 Shares of Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY – Get Rating) insider Earl Sibley acquired 18 shares of Vistry Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 818 ($10.25) per share, with a total value of £147.24 ($184.44).

Earl Sibley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 16th, Earl Sibley acquired 19 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 780 ($9.77) per share, with a total value of £148.20 ($185.64).

Vistry Group Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of VTY stock opened at GBX 814 ($10.20) on Thursday. Vistry Group PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 502 ($6.29) and a 12-month high of GBX 947.50 ($11.87). The company has a market capitalization of £2.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 946.51, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 774.53 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 720.93.

Vistry Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 20th will be paid a GBX 32 ($0.40) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 20th. This is an increase from Vistry Group’s previous dividend of $23.00. This represents a dividend yield of 4.37%. Vistry Group’s payout ratio is currently 6,395.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VTY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a GBX 600 ($7.52) price objective on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Friday, March 24th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 625 ($7.83) to GBX 740 ($9.27) and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 11th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 760 ($9.52) to GBX 871 ($10.91) and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 11th. Liberum Capital reissued a “top pick” rating and set a GBX 950 ($11.90) price target on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Monday, February 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 987 ($12.36) price target on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Thursday, March 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 804.29 ($10.07).

About Vistry Group

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Vistry Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a housebuilder in the United Kingdom. The company offers one-bedroom to five-bedroom family homes. As of December 31, 2021, it had 42,770 controlled land bank plots and 40,000 strategic land bank plots. The company was formerly known as Bovis Homes Group PLC and changed its name to Vistry Group PLC in January 2020.