Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Insider Acquires £146.28 in Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor bought 23 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 636 per share, with a total value of £146.28.

Tim Lawlor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, December 16th, Tim Lawlor purchased 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 625 per share, for a total transaction of £150.
• On Monday, November 17th, Tim Lawlor purchased 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 625 per share, with a total value of £150.

Vistry Group Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of VTY opened at GBX 645 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £2.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15, a current ratio of 2.64 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Vistry Group PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 486.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 723.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 638.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 631.09.

Vistry Group declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, September 25th that authorizes the company to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VTY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Vistry Group from GBX 570 to GBX 640 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 608 to GBX 659 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Vistry Group from GBX 684 to GBX 803 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 731 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 629.25.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is one of the UK’s leading homebuilders with a top tier housebuilder and leading Partnerships business. Our purpose is to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the housing market through our leading brands, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Vistry Partnerships and Drew Smith.

Our housebuilding division operates across 13 business units, each with a regional office, which are developing hundreds of sites across England. The design and construction of our housing ranges blend tradition and innovation, creating homes and developments with contemporary living standards.

Following the acquisition of Countryside Partnerships, Vistry’s Partnerships division is a market leader in the high-growth partnerships business.