Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Insider Greg Fitzgerald Sells 34,642 Shares

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Greg Fitzgerald sold 34,642 shares of Vistry Group stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 357, for a total value of £123,671.94.

Vistry Group Trading Down 1.3%

LON VTY opened at GBX 341.10 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 603.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 625.91. The company has a market capitalization of £1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 30.46, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.52, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93. Vistry Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 325.80 and a 12 month high of GBX 746.40.

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

Vistry Group announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, February 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on VTY. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 640 to GBX 530 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 608 to GBX 659 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Vistry Group to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from GBX 803 to GBX 600 in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Vistry Group to a “buy” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from GBX 670 to GBX 610 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 579.56.

Vistry Group Company Profile

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.