Jefferies Financial Group Reiterates “Buy” Rating for Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI)

Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports.

Oakley Capital Investments Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Oakley Capital Investments stock traded down GBX 3.31 on Friday, hitting GBX 478.69. 403,739 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,062,728. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 481.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 525.27. Oakley Capital Investments has a one year low of GBX 422 and a one year high of GBX 580. The company has a market capitalization of £795.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.08 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.36, a current ratio of 84.00 and a quick ratio of 82.79.

Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Oakley Capital Investments had a return on equity of 4.67% and a net margin of 74.73%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oakley Capital Investments will post 108.0962801 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Steve Pearce purchased 9,150 shares of Oakley Capital Investments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 542 per share, for a total transaction of £49,593. Insiders own 12.88% of the company’s stock.

About Oakley Capital Investments

Oakley Capital Investments (“OCI”) is a Specialist Fund Segment listed investment vehicle that provides shareholders with consistent long-term returns in excess of the FTSE All-Share by providing exposure to private equity returns, where value can be created through market growth, consolidation and performance improvement.

Through its investments in the Oakley Capital Funds, OCI enables shareholders to share in the growth and performance of a portfolio of European-based companies across Technology, Consumer, Education and Business Services sectors.