Shares of Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 114.83 ($1.54) and traded as high as GBX 157.60 ($2.12). Costain Group shares last traded at GBX 156.40 ($2.10), with a volume of 1,296,807 shares trading hands.
Costain Group Stock Up 1.3%
The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 135.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 114.89. The company has a market capitalization of £418.91 million, a PE ratio of 13.96, a P/E/G 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.
Insider Activity at Costain Group
In related news, insider Alex Vaughan sold 241,639 shares of Costain Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 144 ($1.93), for a total value of £347,960.16 ($467,060.62). Also, insider Helen Willis sold 100,082 shares of Costain Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.91), for a total value of £142,116.44 ($190,760.32). Insiders sold a total of 612,435 shares of company stock worth $87,561,906 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 6.43% of the company's stock.
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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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