Insider Selling: Porvair (LON:PRV) Insider Sells 37,000 Shares of Stock

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) insider James Mills sold 37,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 810, for a total transaction of £299,700.

Porvair Stock Performance

Shares of PRV stock opened at GBX 818 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 849.54 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 788.13. Porvair plc has a 1 year low of GBX 624.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 920. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market capitalization of £377.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.29 and a beta of 0.76.

Porvair (LON:PRV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported GBX 42.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Porvair had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 8.57%. As a group, research analysts expect that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Monday, February 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Porvair

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications. The Laboratory segment is involved in the design and manufacture of instruments and consumables for use in environmental and bioscience laboratories with a focus on water analysis instruments, diagnostics, and sample preparation equipment.