Insider Selling: AO World (LON:AO) Insider Sells £1,070,000 in Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider John Roberts sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £1,070,000.

John Roberts also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, John Roberts sold 2,500,000 shares of AO World stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 105, for a total value of £2,625,000.

AO World Stock Performance

Shares of AO World stock opened at GBX 108.60 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £631.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.76, a PEG ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.48. AO World plc has a 1 year low of GBX 77.15 and a 1 year high of GBX 120.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 108.60 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 100.33.

AO World (LON:AO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 2.22 earnings per share for the quarter. AO World had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 18.96%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 137 target price on shares of AO World in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 121.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.