Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Given House Stock Rating at Shore Capital Group

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research note issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports.

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Vertu Motors from GBX 78 to GBX 76 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertu Motors presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 76.

Vertu Motors Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of VTU stock opened at GBX 75.20 on Wednesday. Vertu Motors has a 52-week low of GBX 55 and a 52-week high of GBX 77.70. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 66.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 63.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.98, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of £230.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53 and a beta of 0.79.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 483.38 billion during the quarter. Vertu Motors had a return on equity of 4.05% and a net margin of 0.30%. Research analysts anticipate that Vertu Motors will post 8.9391576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Vertu Motors

In other news, insider Karen Anderson sold 524,839 shares of Vertu Motors stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 65, for a total value of £341,145.35. Also, insider David Crane sold 1,041,147 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 65, for a total transaction of £676,745.55. Insiders have sold 1,580,026 shares of company stock valued at $102,701,690 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.58% of the company’s stock.

About Vertu Motors

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.