ASOS (LON:ASC) Insider William Barker Acquires 17,198 Shares of Stock

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker acquired 17,198 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 300 per share, for a total transaction of £51,594.

William Barker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, William Barker bought 1,967 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 296 per share, with a total value of £5,822.32.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker bought 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 276 per share, for a total transaction of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker purchased 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 275 per share, with a total value of £170,610.
• On Friday, January 2nd, William Barker purchased 5,527 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £15,365.06.

ASOS Stock Performance

Shares of LON ASC opened at GBX 298 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £355.93 million, a PE ratio of -1.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. ASOS Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 215 and a 1 year high of GBX 445.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 266.41 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 279.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

ASOS (LON:ASC) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported GBX (250.10) earnings per share for the quarter. ASOS had a negative return on equity of 59.37% and a negative net margin of 11.66%. Equities analysts anticipate that ASOS Plc will post 12.4165252 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 target price on shares of ASOS in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Peel Hunt restated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 335 price target on shares of ASOS in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 350 price objective on shares of ASOS in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 target price on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of ASOS from GBX 270 to GBX 240 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASOS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 383.33.

ASOS Company Profile

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.