Ken Murphy Buys 35 Shares of Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Stock

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) insider Ken Murphy purchased 35 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 392 ($5.34) per share, for a total transaction of £137.20 ($186.79).

Ken Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 11th, Ken Murphy purchased 40,000 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.44) per share, for a total transaction of £130,400 ($177,535.74).
• On Friday, March 14th, Ken Murphy purchased 37 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 371 ($5.05) per share, for a total transaction of £137.27 ($186.89).

Tesco Trading Up 1.7%

Tesco stock opened at GBX 391.83 ($5.33) on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 367.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 364.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of £26.15 billion, a PE ratio of 20.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51. Tesco PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 300.76 ($4.09) and a 12-month high of GBX 398.30 ($5.42).

Tesco (LON:TSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 10th. The retailer reported GBX 27.71 ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Tesco had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 11.33%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Tesco PLC will post 27.374848 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesco in a report on Thursday, April 10th.

Tesco Company Profile

Tesco was built to be a champion for customers, serving them every day with affordable, healthy and sustainable food. Our commitment to our customers extends beyond our stores, and into every community we serve – in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. We invest in communities to help them thrive, through supporting schools and children’s groups, food banks and other good causes.

In challenging times, our purpose has guided every part of the Group.