ASOS (LON:ASC) Insider William Barker Acquires 132,455 Shares

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker bought 132,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 381 per share, with a total value of £504,653.55.

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

• On Thursday, January 15th, William Barker purchased 1,967 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 296 per share, for a total transaction of £5,822.32.
• On Friday, January 16th, William Barker acquired 17,198 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 300 per share, with a total value of £51,594.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker acquired 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 276 per share, with a total value of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker bought 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were 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 cost of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £15,365.06.

ASOS Stock Up 2.1%

ASOS stock opened at GBX 316.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £378.03 million, a P/E ratio of -1.27, a P/E/G ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55. ASOS Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 215 and a twelve month high of GBX 445.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 269.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 279.76.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 400 target price on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Peel Hunt restated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 335 price objective on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 target price on shares of ASOS in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on ASOS from GBX 440 to GBX 375 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on ASOS from GBX 270 to GBX 240 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 383.33.

About ASOS

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.