Tim Lawlor Acquires 57 Shares of Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor bought 57 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 266 per share, for a total transaction of £151.62.

Tim Lawlor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 16th, Tim Lawlor bought 42 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 356 per share, for a total transaction of £149.52.
• On Friday, March 20th, Tim Lawlor sold 5,292 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 357, for a total transaction of £18,892.44.
• On Monday, March 16th, Tim Lawlor bought 38 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 404 per share, for a total transaction of £153.52.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

Vistry Group stock traded down GBX 10 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 254.60. The company had a trading volume of 3,373,202 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,499,947. The firm has a market cap of £809.12 million, a PE ratio of 6.06, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93, a current ratio of 2.52 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Vistry Group PLC has a one year low of GBX 254.20 and a one year high of GBX 746.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 347.97 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 544.72.

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

Vistry Group declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, February 2nd that allows the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on VTY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 475 to GBX 385 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 530 to GBX 430 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Vistry Group to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from GBX 670 to GBX 610 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 511 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 490 to GBX 350 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 531.80.

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.