Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) Insider John Bason Purchases 11,677 Shares

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) insider John Bason bought 11,677 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 471 ($6.26) per share, for a total transaction of £54,998.67 ($73,097.65).

Bloomsbury Publishing Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of BMY stock opened at GBX 486 ($6.46) on Tuesday. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 464 ($6.17) and a 1-year high of GBX 766 ($10.18). The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 504.52 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 570.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.10, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a market cap of £392.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 0.66.

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 42.03 ($0.56) earnings per share for the quarter. Bloomsbury Publishing had a return on equity of 18.62% and a net margin of 9.77%. On average, research analysts expect that Bloomsbury Publishing Plc will post 2529.9999179 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 825 ($10.96) target price on shares of Bloomsbury Publishing in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th.

Bloomsbury Publishing Company Profile

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc publishes academic, educational, and general fiction and non-fiction books for children, teachers, students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. The company offers books and digital resources to international research community and higher education students; online law, accounting, and tax services for the United Kingdom and professionals; and publishing services for corporations and institutions.