Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 119.92 ($1.61) and traded as high as GBX 168.27 ($2.26). Costain Group shares last traded at GBX 165.60 ($2.23), with a volume of 1,952,918 shares.
Costain Group Trading Up 0.9%
The firm has a market capitalization of £448.49 million, a PE ratio of 14.95, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 146.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 121.44.
Insider Transactions at Costain Group
In related news, insider Helen Willis sold 100,082 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.91), for a total transaction of £142,116.44 ($191,145.18). Also, insider Alex Vaughan sold 241,639 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 144 ($1.94), for a total value of £347,960.16 ($468,002.91). Insiders have sold a total of 612,435 shares of company stock valued at $87,561,906 over the last 90 days. 6.43% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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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