LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) Receives Buy Rating from Peel Hunt

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Peel Hunt in a research report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a GBX 360 price target on the stock. Peel Hunt’s target price points to a potential upside of 25.00% from the stock’s current price.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised LSL Property Services to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 280 to GBX 381 in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, LSL Property Services has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 370.50.

LSL Property Services Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of LSL stock opened at GBX 288 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £293.36 million, a P/E ratio of 1,714.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.09. LSL Property Services has a one year low of GBX 246.06 and a one year high of GBX 334. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 284.84 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 284.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 6.74%. Analysts predict that LSL Property Services will post 24.137931 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at LSL Property Services

In related news, insider Adam Castleton purchased 3,328 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 297 per share, with a total value of £9,884.16. Over the last three months, insiders bought 3,427 shares of company stock valued at $1,018,531. Corporate insiders own 20.42% of the company’s stock.

LSL Property Services Company Profile

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising.