Tim Lawlor Acquires 23 Shares of Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor acquired 23 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 643 per share, with a total value of £147.89.

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

• On Wednesday, July 16th, Tim Lawlor acquired 26 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 590 per share, with a total value of £153.40.
• On Monday, June 16th, Tim Lawlor acquired 22 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 671 per share, with a total value of £147.62.

Vistry Group Stock Down 0.4%

VTY opened at GBX 642 on Thursday. Vistry Group PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 486.70 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,436. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 622.69 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 610.42. The company has a market cap of £2.10 billion, a PE ratio of 8.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14.

Vistry Group declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, August 11th that authorizes the company to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 684 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Friday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vistry Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 631.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is one of the UK’s leading homebuilders with a top tier housebuilder and leading Partnerships business. Our purpose is to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the housing market through our leading brands, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Vistry Partnerships and Drew Smith.

Our housebuilding division operates across 13 business units, each with a regional office, which are developing hundreds of sites across England.