ASOS (LON:ASC) Insider William Barker Purchases 1,967 Shares

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker purchased 1,967 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 296 per share, for a total transaction of £5,822.32.

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

• On Friday, January 16th, William Barker acquired 17,198 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 300 per share, with a total value of £51,594.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker bought 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 276 per share, for a total transaction of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker bought 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 275 per share, for a total transaction of £170,610.
• On Friday, January 2nd, William Barker purchased 5,527 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £15,365.06.

ASOS Stock Up 4.2%

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

ASOS (LON:ASC) last announced 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%. Sell-side analysts predict that ASOS Plc will post 12.4165252 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ASC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on ASOS from GBX 440 to GBX 375 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 21st. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 price target on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed an “add” rating and issued a GBX 335 price objective on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Panmure Gordon reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 350 target price on shares of ASOS in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 price target on shares of ASOS in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.