Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ) Insider Dave Watts Acquires 172 Shares

Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ) insider Dave Watts acquired 172 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 88 ($1.19) per share, for a total transaction of £151.36 ($203.82).

Dave Watts also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 14th, Dave Watts purchased 195 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 77 ($1.04) per share, for a total transaction of £150.15 ($202.19).
• On Monday, April 14th, Dave Watts purchased 259 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 58 ($0.78) per share, with a total value of £150.22 ($202.29).

Vanquis Banking Group Trading Up 0.3%

VANQ opened at GBX 87.90 ($1.18) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £222.89 million, a PE ratio of -7.13 and a beta of 1.45. Vanquis Banking Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 37.40 ($0.50) and a 1-year high of GBX 103.80 ($1.40). The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 76.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 60.98.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VANQ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Vanquis Banking Group in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Vanquis Banking Group from GBX 66 ($0.89) to GBX 83 ($1.12) and gave the company a “speculative buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd.

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