Shares of Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high 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 traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 151 ($2.03).
Costain Group Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 134.50 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 114.48. The stock has a market capitalization of £418.91 million, a P/E ratio of 13.96, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Costain Group news, insider Helen Willis sold 100,082 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.91), for a total transaction of £142,116.44 ($190,837.17). Also, insider Alex Vaughan sold 241,639 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 144 ($1.93), for a total value of £347,960.16 ($467,248.77). Over the last three months, insiders sold 612,435 shares of company stock worth $87,561,906. Insiders own 6.43% of the company's stock.
About Costain Group
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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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