Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Earns Hold Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Vistry Group (LON:VTY)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 274 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target suggests a potential upside of 7.45% from the company’s previous close.

VTY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 180 target price on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Friday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Vistry Group from GBX 430 to GBX 210 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistry Group presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 422.14.

Vistry Group Price Performance

Shares of VTY opened at GBX 255 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £810.54 million, a PE ratio of 6.07, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.52, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 277.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 294.59. Vistry Group has a 1-year low of GBX 220 and a 1-year high of GBX 746.40.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 24th. The company reported GBX (18.80) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 3.82%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vistry Group will post 108.4606345 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vistry Group

In other Vistry Group news, insider Adam Daniels acquired 38,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 261 per share, with a total value of £100,150.92. Also, insider Paul Whetsell acquired 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of £37,950. Company insiders own 1.23% of the company’s stock.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.