Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Purchases £19,800 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Kate Rock purchased 15,000 shares of Costain Group for a total of £19,800 at an average price of GBX 132 per share.
• Costain Group's recent stock performance shows a market cap of £353.56 million and a P/E ratio of 11.78, with shares fluctuating between a one-year low of GBX 85.40 and a high of GBX 172.40.
• Research firms have recently upgraded Costain Group's target price, with Berenberg Bank setting a target of GBX 175, maintaining a "buy" rating.

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) insider Kate Rock acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 132 per share, with a total value of £19,800.

Kate Rock also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 20th, Kate Rock bought 10,000 shares of Costain Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 138 per share, for a total transaction of £13,800.

Costain Group Price Performance

Shares of COST opened at GBX 132 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £353.56 million, a P/E ratio of 11.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. Costain Group PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 85.40 and a 1 year high of GBX 172.40. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 152.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 126.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86.

Costain Group (LON:COST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported GBX 5.50 EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 2.33%. On average, equities analysts predict that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on COST. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Costain Group from GBX 115 to GBX 150 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Costain Group from GBX 150 to GBX 175 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 162.50.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain helps to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

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