Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Insider David Crane Sells 14,040 Shares

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) insider David Crane sold 14,040 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 65, for a total value of £9,126.

Vertu Motors Trading Down 1.0%

LON VTU opened at GBX 63.83 on Thursday. Vertu Motors plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 55 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.13, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 61.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 62.29. The stock has a market cap of £196.92 million, a P/E ratio of 13.38 and a beta of 0.76.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 483.38 billion for the quarter. Vertu Motors had a return on equity of 4.55% and a net margin of 0.34%. On average, analysts forecast that Vertu Motors plc will post 8.9391576 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on VTU. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Vertu Motors from GBX 78 to GBX 76 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Vertu Motors in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Vertu Motors presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 76.

Vertu Motors Company Profile

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors. The company's franchise dealerships include Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKODA, Vauxhall, Ford, Mazda, and Toyota.