Insider Selling: Just Group plc (LON:JUST) Insider Sells 599,854 Shares of Stock

Just Group plc (LON:JUST) insider David Richardson sold 599,854 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 102 ($1.27), for a total value of £611,851.08 ($761,671.95).

Just Group Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of LON:JUST opened at GBX 98.30 ($1.22) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 271.32, a quick ratio of 4.87 and a current ratio of 9.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 94.61 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 85.79. The company has a market cap of £1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 893.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.63. Just Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 67 ($0.83) and a 52-week high of GBX 108.40 ($1.35).

Just Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be issued a GBX 1.50 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a yield of 1.68%. This is a positive change from Just Group’s previous dividend of $0.58. Just Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,818.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on JUST shares. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Just Group in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Just Group from GBX 135 ($1.68) to GBX 160 ($1.99) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th.

Just Group Company Profile

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.