Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Insider Rob Woodward Purchases 18,319 Shares of Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Rob Woodward acquired 18,319 shares of Vistry Group stock in a transaction on Monday, April 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 353 per share, with a total value of £64,666.07.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

LON:VTY opened at GBX 354 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 2.52. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 476.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 586.01. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 8.43, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.97. Vistry Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 321.30 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 746.40.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 59.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Vistry Group had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 4.20%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vistry Group announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, February 2nd that allows the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on VTY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Vistry Group to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from GBX 803 to GBX 600 in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 475 to GBX 385 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Vistry Group to a “buy” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from GBX 670 to GBX 610 in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 640 to GBX 530 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 490 to GBX 350 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 556.60.

About Vistry Group

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.