Insider Buying: Porvair (LON:PRV) Insider Acquires 2,369 Shares of Stock

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) insider Lisa Anson acquired 2,369 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 838 per share, with a total value of £19,852.22.

Porvair Trading Down 0.1%

PRV traded down GBX 1 during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 817. 16,885 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 57,281. 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 quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 847.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 784.94. The firm has a market cap of £376.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.26 and a beta of 0.76.

Porvair (LON:PRV) last released 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, equities analysts expect that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Porvair in a research note on Monday, February 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Porvair Company Profile

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.