Personal Group (LON:PGH) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 430 and last traded at GBX 430, with a volume of 185226 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 410.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on PGH. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 465 price target on shares of Personal Group in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 465 price objective on shares of Personal Group in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 520.

Personal Group Stock Up 0.7%

The firm has a market cap of £138.03 million, a P/E ratio of 19.82 and a beta of 0.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 400.52 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 374.25.

Personal Group (LON:PGH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 12.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Personal Group had a return on equity of 22.40% and a net margin of 16.09%. Research analysts expect that Personal Group Holdings Plc will post 19.0753425 EPS for the current year.

Personal Group Company Profile

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c. 1.25 million UK employees.

The Group’s insurance provides employees with access to affordable, individual policies for hospital, recovery and death benefit plans. The Group’s award-winning benefits platform, Hapi, brings together extensive employee benefits, discounts and rewards, in one responsive platform.