AO World (LON:AO) Insider John Roberts Sells 1,000,000 Shares of Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider John Roberts sold 1,000,000 shares of AO World stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £1,070,000.

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

• On Thursday, January 15th, John Roberts sold 2,500,000 shares of AO World stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 105, for a total transaction of £2,625,000.

AO World Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of AO opened at GBX 110.60 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 108.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 100.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.95. AO World plc has a 1 year low of GBX 77.15 and a 1 year high of GBX 120.40. The stock has a market capitalization of £643.18 million, a PE ratio of 25.22, a P/E/G ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About AO World

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.