Mark Godson Purchases 66,086 Shares of Just Group plc (LON:JUST) Stock

Just Group plc (LON:JUST) insider Mark Godson bought 66,086 shares of Just Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 151 ($1.95) per share, with a total value of £99,789.86 ($128,994.13).

Just Group Stock Down 2.2 %

Just Group stock traded down GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 144.40 ($1.87). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 21,993,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,647,182. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.09, a quick ratio of 4.87 and a current ratio of 2.30. Just Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 95 ($1.23) and a 12 month high of GBX 168.60 ($2.18). The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 159.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 149.72. The company has a market capitalization of £1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.51.

Just Group (LON:JUST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 36 ($0.47) EPS for the quarter. Just Group had a net margin of 3.40% and a return on equity of 8.47%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Just Group plc will post 38.3510638 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on JUST. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Just Group from GBX 190 ($2.46) to GBX 200 ($2.59) and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 200 ($2.59) target price on shares of Just Group in a research note on Friday.

Just Group Company Profile

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.