ASOS (LON:ASC) Insider Acquires £5,822.32 in Stock

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker acquired 1,967 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 296 per share, with a total value of £5,822.32.

William Barker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 16th, William Barker bought 17,198 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 300 per share, for a total transaction of £51,594.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker purchased 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 276 per share, with a total value of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker acquired 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 275 per share, for a total transaction of £170,610.
• On Friday, January 2nd, William Barker acquired 5,527 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 278 per share, for a total transaction of £15,365.06.

ASOS Stock Up 1.0%

ASC stock opened at GBX 289 on Tuesday. ASOS Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 215 and a 12-month high of GBX 445.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55. The company has a market cap of £345.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.16, a PEG ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 265.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 279.42.

ASOS (LON:ASC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 21st. The company reported GBX (250.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASOS had a negative net margin of 11.66% and a negative return on equity of 59.37%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ASOS Plc will post 12.4165252 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ASC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of ASOS from GBX 270 to GBX 240 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price target on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Peel Hunt reiterated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 335 price objective on shares of ASOS in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Panmure Gordon reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 350 target price on shares of ASOS in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on ASOS from GBX 440 to GBX 375 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 383.33.

About ASOS

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.