Breedon Group (LON:BREE) Sets New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Shares of Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 370 ($5.04) and last traded at GBX 377.20 ($5.13), with a volume of 577414 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 374.20 ($5.09).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Breedon Group from GBX 650 ($8.85) to GBX 625 ($8.51) and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th.

Breedon Group Trading Up 1.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.86, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.44. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 432.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 439.38. The company has a market capitalization of £1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.29.

Insider Activity at Breedon Group

In related news, insider James Brotherton sold 43,648 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 430 ($5.85), for a total value of £187,686.40 ($255,459.92). Also, insider Clive Watson acquired 621 shares of Breedon Group stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 431 ($5.87) per share, for a total transaction of £2,676.51 ($3,643.00). 23.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Breedon Group Company Profile

Breedon Group plc, a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain, Ireland and the USA, delivers essential products to the construction sector. Breedon holds 1.5bn tonnes of mineral reserves and resources with long reserve life, supplying value-added products and services, including specialty materials, surfacing and highway maintenance operations, to a broad range of customers through its extensive local network of quarries, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt plants.