Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE - Get Free Report) shares fell 10.2% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 378.77 ($5.10) and last traded at GBX 386.20 ($5.20). 3,015,922 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 53% from the average session volume of 1,974,692 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 430.14 ($5.79).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have recently commented on BREE. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Breedon Group from GBX 650 ($8.75) to GBX 625 ($8.42) and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of Breedon Group from GBX 540 ($7.27) to GBX 590 ($7.95) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th.
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Breedon Group Stock Down 10.2%
The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.86. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 447.58 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 446.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.29.
Insider Buying and Selling at Breedon Group
In related news, insider James Brotherton sold 43,648 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 430 ($5.79), for a total transaction of £187,686.40 ($252,742.26). Also, insider Clive Watson acquired 3,223 shares of Breedon Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 450 ($6.06) per share, with a total value of £14,503.50 ($19,530.70). 23.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Breedon Group
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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.
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