Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Insider David Crane Sells 14,040 Shares

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) insider David Crane sold 14,040 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 65, for a total value of £9,126.

Vertu Motors Stock Performance

Shares of VTU stock opened at GBX 63.83 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 61.14 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 62.29. The stock has a market cap of £196.92 million, a PE ratio of 13.38 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.13. Vertu Motors plc has a 12 month low of GBX 55 and a 12 month high of GBX 67.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vertu Motors had a net margin of 0.34% and a return on equity of 4.55%. The company had revenue of GBX 483.38 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts expect that Vertu Motors plc will post 8.9391576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTU has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Vertu Motors from GBX 78 to GBX 76 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Shore Capital Group restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Vertu Motors in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 76.

Vertu Motors Company Profile

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors. The company's franchise dealerships include Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKODA, Vauxhall, Ford, Mazda, and Toyota.