Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Insider Tim Lawlor Purchases 57 Shares

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor purchased 57 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 266 per share, with a total value of £151.62.

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

• On Thursday, April 16th, Tim Lawlor acquired 42 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 356 per share, with a total value of £149.52.
• On Friday, March 20th, Tim Lawlor sold 5,292 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 357, for a total value of £18,892.44.
• On Monday, March 16th, Tim Lawlor acquired 38 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 404 per share, with a total value of £153.52.

Vistry Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:VTY traded down GBX 10 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 254.60. 3,373,202 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,499,947. Vistry Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 254.20 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 746.40. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 347.97 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 544.72. The stock has a market capitalization of £809.12 million, a PE ratio of 6.06, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93, a current ratio of 2.52 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 59.30 EPS for the quarter. Vistry Group had a return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 3.82%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vistry Group announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, February 2nd that allows the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VTY. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 511 price objective on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Vistry Group to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the company from GBX 670 to GBX 610 in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 530 to GBX 430 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Vistry Group to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from GBX 803 to GBX 600 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 475 to GBX 385 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vistry Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 531.80.

About Vistry Group

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.