Porvair (LON:PRV) Insider Purchases £49,598.70 in Stock

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) insider Hooman Caman Javvi purchased 5,701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 870 per share, with a total value of £49,598.70.

Porvair Stock Up 0.7%

PRV opened at GBX 862 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £397.69 million, a P/E ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 844.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 782.67. Porvair plc has a 52 week low of GBX 624.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 920. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Porvair presently has a consensus 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.