Insider Selling: S&U (LON:SUS) Insider Sells £64,020 in Stock

S&U plc (LON:SUS) insider Anthony Coombs sold 3,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,940, for a total transaction of £64,020.

S&U Stock Performance

SUS traded down GBX 60 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,925. 9,279 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,788. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,954.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,070.94. The firm has a market capitalization of £233.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.86 and a beta of 0.56. S&U plc has a 1-year low of GBX 1,620 and a 1-year high of GBX 2,458.50. The company has a current ratio of 1,290.95, a quick ratio of 58.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 97.18.

S&U (LON:SUS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported GBX 195.20 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of £107.43 million for the quarter. S&U had a return on equity of 9.68% and a net margin of 22.07%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that S&U plc will post 231.3253012 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of S&U from GBX 2,350 to GBX 2,220 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,110.

About S&U

S&U plc provides motor, property bridging, and specialist finance in the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1938 and is headquartered in Solihull, the United Kingdom.