Shares of Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 153.20 ($2.06) and last traded at GBX 152 ($2.04), with a volume of 1047323 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 151 ($2.03).
Costain Group Trading Up 1.2%
The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86. The company has a market cap of £413.56 million, a PE ratio of 13.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 133.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 114.15.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Helen Willis sold 100,082 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.91), for a total transaction of £142,116.44 ($190,709.13). Also, insider Alex Vaughan sold 241,639 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 144 ($1.93), for a total transaction of £347,960.16 ($466,935.27). In the last quarter, insiders sold 612,435 shares of company stock valued at $87,561,906. Insiders own 6.43% of the company's stock.
Costain Group Company Profile
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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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