LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) Insider Gaby Appleton Acquires 4,617 Shares

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) insider Gaby Appleton acquired 4,617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 215 per share, for a total transaction of £9,926.55.

LSL Property Services Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of LSL opened at GBX 215 on Friday. LSL Property Services plc has a 52-week low of GBX 204 and a 52-week high of GBX 334. The stock has a market cap of £213.69 million, a PE ratio of 13.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.46. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 222.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 243.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.75.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 24.40 EPS for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a net margin of 9.21% and a return on equity of 20.71%. Research analysts forecast that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.137931 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on LSL shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 361 target price on shares of LSL Property Services in a report on Friday, May 15th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of LSL Property Services in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, LSL Property Services presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 360.50.

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. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors.