David ward Purchases 10,000 Shares of GB Group plc (LON:GBG) Stock

GB Group plc (LON:GBG - Get Free Report) insider David ward bought 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 235 ($3.15) per share, for a total transaction of £23,500 ($31,535.16).

GB Group Price Performance

GBG traded down GBX 7 ($0.09) during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 238 ($3.19). 1,015,617 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,025,345. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 262.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 306.27. GB Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 210 ($2.82) and a 12-month high of GBX 385 ($5.17). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.45, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a market cap of £600.30 million, a P/E ratio of -12.35, a PEG ratio of 173.40 and a beta of 0.30.

GB Group (LON:GBG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported GBX 17.50 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter. GB Group had a negative net margin of 17.52% and a negative return on equity of 7.73%. On average, equities analysts forecast that GB Group plc will post 17.0176437 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of GB Group in a report on Thursday, April 24th.

About GB Group

GBG is the leading expert in global identity and location tech, enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere. For over 30 years, we have combined global data with our innovative technology to make sure that genuine people everywhere can digitally prove who they are and where they live.

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