The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) Insider Acquires £14,986.62 in Stock

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) insider Sarah Sands bought 319 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,698 ($59.37) per share, for a total transaction of £14,986.62 ($18,939.24).

Sarah Sands also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 11th, Sarah Sands bought 308 shares of The Berkeley Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,869 ($61.53) per share, for a total transaction of £14,996.52 ($18,951.75).

The Berkeley Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:BKG opened at GBX 4,758 ($60.13) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £5.05 billion, a PE ratio of 1,130.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 4,711.76 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 4,519.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.49, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 3.57. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc has a 52 week low of GBX 3,634 ($45.92) and a 52 week high of GBX 4,980 ($62.93).

The Berkeley Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of GBX 33 ($0.42) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.72%. The Berkeley Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2,185.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Peel Hunt lowered shares of The Berkeley Group to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 4,450 ($56.24) target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, December 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,559 ($57.61).

The Berkeley Group Company Profile

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names.