Mercia Asset Management (LON:MERC) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 32 and last traded at GBX 30.25, with a volume of 219,494 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 32.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 67 price target on shares of Mercia Asset Management in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat, Mercia Asset Management has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 67.

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Mercia Asset Management Trading Down 5.5%

The company has a current ratio of 99.15, a quick ratio of 5.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 27.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 28.04. The firm has a market cap of £127.14 million, a PE ratio of -15.12 and a beta of 0.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mercia Asset Management

In other news, insider Martin James Glanfield purchased 104,132 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 26 per share, for a total transaction of £27,074.32. Also, insider Mark Andrew Payton acquired 56,083 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 27 per share, with a total value of £15,142.41. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 225,892 shares of company stock worth $5,994,952. 18.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Mercia Asset Management Company Profile

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Mercia is a regionally focused private capital asset manager with c.£2.0billion of AuM, investing across venture capital, private debt, private equity and property development finance. Our purpose is to deliver long-term value for investors while supporting the growth and resilience of the UK economy.

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