Senior (LON:SNR) Sets New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Senior plc (LON:SNR) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 264 and last traded at GBX 258.41, with a volume of 1299033 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 259.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Senior from GBX 185 to GBX 230 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Senior from GBX 215 to GBX 255 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 275 target price on shares of Senior in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 253.33.

Senior Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 226.72 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 203.82. The stock has a market cap of £1.07 billion, a PE ratio of -138.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Mary Waldner bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 188 per share, for a total transaction of £18,800. Also, insider Ian King acquired 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 174 per share, with a total value of £130,500. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Senior Company Profile

Senior is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries*.

Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

The Group aims to create long-term sustainable growth in shareholder value through a culture of empowerment of autonomous and collaborative operations working within an effective control framework.