Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Kate Rock Acquires 10,000 Shares of Stock

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) insider Kate Rock acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 138 per share, for a total transaction of £13,800.

Costain Group Stock Performance

Shares of Costain Group stock opened at GBX 131.20 on Friday. Costain Group PLC has a one year low of GBX 85.40 and a one year high of GBX 172.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company has a market cap of £351.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.71, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 153.01 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 125.48.

Costain Group (LON:COST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported GBX 5.50 EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 2.33%. On average, research analysts predict that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COST has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Costain Group from GBX 115 to GBX 150 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Costain Group from GBX 150 to GBX 175 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 162.50.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.