AO World (LON:AO) Insider John Roberts Sells 2,500,000 Shares of Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider John Roberts sold 2,500,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 105, for a total value of £2,625,000.

John Roberts also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, October 21st, John Roberts sold 414,851 shares of AO World stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 97, for a total value of £402,405.47.

AO World Price Performance

AO World stock opened at GBX 106 on Tuesday. AO World plc has a 12 month low of GBX 77.15 and a 12 month high of GBX 120.40. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 107.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 99.64. The stock has a market capitalization of £616.43 million, a PE ratio of 24.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

AO World (LON:AO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 2.22 EPS for the quarter. AO World had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 2.48%. Equities analysts predict that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 137 target price on shares of AO World in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 121.

AO World Company Profile

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.