Currys (LON:CURY) Insider Sells £74,120.25 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Activity: Currys plc insider Bruce Marsh sold a total of 66,775 shares for £74,120.25 on August 19th, following earlier sales of 316,501 and 56,171 shares in July.
• Stock Performance: Currys shares opened at GBX 109, with a market cap of £1.18 billion, while analysts have set a consensus target price of GBX 151.67.
• Analyst Ratings: Several analysts have issued positive ratings on Currys, with Deutsche Bank and Citigroup both maintaining "buy" ratings and higher price targets of GBX 130 and GBX 150, respectively.

Currys plc (LON:CURY - Get Free Report) insider Bruce Marsh sold 66,775 shares of Currys stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 111, for a total transaction of £74,120.25.

Bruce Marsh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 25th, Bruce Marsh sold 316,501 shares of Currys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 115, for a total transaction of £363,976.15.
• On Tuesday, July 22nd, Bruce Marsh sold 56,171 shares of Currys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 116, for a total transaction of £65,158.36.

Currys Stock Performance

LON CURY opened at GBX 109 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83. The company has a market cap of £1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.98 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 117.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 108.18. Currys plc has a 12-month low of GBX 74.90 and a 12-month high of GBX 130.18.

Currys (LON:CURY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 3rd. The company reported GBX 10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Currys had a net margin of 2.38% and a return on equity of 9.53%. Sell-side analysts predict that Currys plc will post 9.5199569 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "no recommendation" rating on shares of Currys in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 130 price target on shares of Currys in a report on Friday, July 4th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Currys from GBX 121 to GBX 150 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 175 price target on shares of Currys in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Currys has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 151.67.

Currys Company Profile

Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating online and through over 800 stores in 8 countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us. In the UK & Ireland we trade as Currys; in the Nordics under the Elkjøp brand and as Kotsovolos in Greece.

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