ASOS (LON:ASC) Insider William Barker Buys 17,198 Shares

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker bought 17,198 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 300 per share, for a total transaction of £51,594.

William Barker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, William Barker bought 1,967 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 296 per share, with a total value of £5,822.32.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker bought 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 276 per share, for a total transaction of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker purchased 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 275 per share, with a total value of £170,610.
• On Friday, January 2nd, William Barker acquired 5,527 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £15,365.06.

ASOS Price Performance

ASC opened at GBX 289 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 265.03 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 279.42. ASOS Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 215 and a 12-month high of GBX 445.40. The firm has a market cap of £345.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.16, a PEG ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55.

ASOS (LON:ASC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported GBX (250.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASOS had a negative return on equity of 59.37% and a negative net margin of 11.66%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASOS Plc will post 12.4165252 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 350 target price on shares of ASOS in a report on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price objective on shares of ASOS in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of ASOS from GBX 440 to GBX 375 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ASOS from GBX 270 to GBX 240 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Peel Hunt reiterated an “add” rating and set a GBX 335 price target on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASOS has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 383.33.

ASOS Company Profile

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.