Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) Shares Up 0.2% – Here’s Why

Shares of Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT) shot up 0.2% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 290 and last traded at GBX 285.60. 467,770 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 76% from the average session volume of 1,954,859 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 285.

Bridgepoint Group Stock Up 0.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.89, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a current ratio of 4.98. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 286.91 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 309.39. The stock has a market cap of £2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.72.

Insider Activity at Bridgepoint Group

In other Bridgepoint Group news, insider Ruth Prior bought 179,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £497,620. Also, insider Cyrus Taraporevala purchased 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 284 per share, with a total value of £284,000. 0.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Bridgepoint Group Company Profile

Bridgepoint Group plc is a private equity and private credit firm specializing in middle market, small mid cap, small cap, growth capital, buyouts investments, syndicate debt, infrastructure, direct lending and credit opportunities in private credit investments. It prefers to invest in advanced industrials, automation, agricultural sciences, energy transition enablers, business services, financial services, professional services, testing inspection and certification, information services, consumer, digital brands, video games, wellbeing products, health care, pharma and MedTech outsourced services, pharma products, and MedTech Products sectors.