Deborah Jayne Bestwick Sells 3,243,243 Shares of Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) Stock

Key Points

• Insider Deborah Jayne Bestwick sold 3,243,243 shares of Everplay Group stock for a total of approximately £12 million at an average price of GBX 370.
• Everplay Group's stock has seen a minor decline of 0.8%, trading at GBX 382, with the company maintaining a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.
• Analysts have a consensus "Buy" rating for Everplay Group, with price targets ranging from GBX 400 to GBX 470.

Everplay Group Plc (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) insider Deborah Jayne Bestwick sold 3,243,243 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 370, for a total value of £11,999,999.10.

Everplay Group Stock Down 0.8%

EVPL stock traded down GBX 3 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 382. 171,182 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 588,500. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a current ratio of 2.80. Everplay Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 192.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 426. The company has a market capitalization of £550.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,529.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 370.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 299.95.

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 2nd. The company reported GBX 10.50 EPS for the quarter. Everplay Group had a negative return on equity of 0.12% and a negative net margin of 0.18%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Everplay Group Plc will post 24.1106719 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on shares of Everplay Group from GBX 380 to GBX 400 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Everplay Group from GBX 425 to GBX 470 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Everplay Group from GBX 405 to GBX 455 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Everplay Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 431.25.

About Everplay Group

everplay group plc is a leading global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and apps, with a portfolio of over 140 premium, high-quality titles across PC, console and mobile. The Group was founded in 1990, and everplay (formerly Team17 Group plc) successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2018.

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