Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Hits New 12-Month High at $1,279.00

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,279 ($16.07) and last traded at GBX 1,268 ($15.93), with a volume of 546574 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,225 ($15.39).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTY has been the subject of several research reports. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 894 ($11.23) to GBX 1,030 ($12.94) and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Vistry Group in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 956 ($12.01).

Vistry Group Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £4.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,010.94, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,161.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 967.24.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vistry Group news, insider Earl Sibley sold 9,849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,235 ($15.51), for a total transaction of £121,635.15 ($152,788.78). In other Vistry Group news, insider Rowan Baker purchased 247 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,204 ($15.12) per share, with a total value of £2,973.88 ($3,735.56). Also, insider Earl Sibley sold 9,849 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,235 ($15.51), for a total value of £121,635.15 ($152,788.78). Insiders have bought a total of 273 shares of company stock valued at $327,743 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.61% of the company’s stock.

About Vistry Group

Vistry Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides housing solutions in the United Kingdom. It offers o single family housing model. The company was formerly known as Bovis Homes Group PLC and changed its name to Vistry Group PLC in January 2020. Vistry Group PLC was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in West Malling, the United Kingdom.