AO World (LON:AO) Insider Sells £749,000 in Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider Chris Hopkinson sold 700,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £749,000.

AO World Price Performance

LON AO opened at GBX 110.60 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05. The stock has a market capitalization of £643.18 million, a PE ratio of 25.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06. AO World plc has a 12-month low of GBX 77.15 and a 12-month high of GBX 120.40. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 108.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 100.24.

AO World (LON:AO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 2.22 EPS for the quarter. AO World had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 18.96%. As a group, equities analysts predict that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 137 price target on shares of AO World in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 121.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.