Patricia Halliday Purchases 500 Shares of Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) Stock

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) insider Patricia Halliday bought 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 453 ($5.60) per share, with a total value of £2,265 ($2,797.68).

Close Brothers Group Stock Down 1.2 %

LON CBG opened at GBX 458.80 ($5.67) on Thursday. Close Brothers Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 278 ($3.43) and a 52 week high of GBX 998.50 ($12.33). The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 393.35 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 608.05. The company has a market cap of £690.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 482.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.81.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on CBG shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “speculative buy” rating and set a GBX 463 ($5.72) price objective on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Shore Capital raised shares of Close Brothers Group to a “buy” rating and set a GBX 665 ($8.21) target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 375 ($4.63) price target on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Close Brothers Group from GBX 1,100 ($13.59) to GBX 425 ($5.25) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 577.80 ($7.14).

About Close Brothers Group

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.