Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Purchases £9,964.79 in Stock

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) insider Fiona MacAulay purchased 6,347 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 157 per share, with a total value of £9,964.79.

Costain Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:COST opened at GBX 158.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £423.54 million, a PE ratio of 13.81, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. Costain Group PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 85.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 172.40. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 150.80 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 145.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on COST. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 175 price objective on shares of Costain Group in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Costain Group from GBX 115 to GBX 150 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 180 price objective on shares of Costain Group in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 168.33.

About Costain Group

Costain helps to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.