Everplay Group Plc (LON:EVPL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Six research firms have assigned Everplay Group a Buy consensus, with an average 12‑month target of GBX 459.17 — roughly double the stock's recent open at GBX 232.
• The company has a market cap of £334.27m and a P/E of 15.36, but the share price is trading below both its 50‑day (GBX 301.16) and 200‑day (GBX 339.54) moving averages, with a 12‑month range of GBX 215.16–440.50.
• Insider Frank Theodore Sagnier purchased 33,200 shares at GBX 301 on Feb 9, and corporate insiders now own 21.66% of the company.

Shares of Everplay Group Plc (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 459.17.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Everplay Group in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 455 price objective on shares of Everplay Group in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 440 target price on shares of Everplay Group in a research note on Monday, February 2nd.

Everplay Group Stock Performance

EVPL opened at GBX 232 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. Everplay Group has a 12-month low of GBX 215.16 and a 12-month high of GBX 440.50. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 301.16 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 339.54. The stock has a market cap of £334.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.36, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.31.

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 25.70 earnings per share 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 expect that Everplay Group will post 24.1106719 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Frank Theodore Sagnier acquired 33,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 301 per share, for a total transaction of £99,932. 21.66% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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. Subsequently, the Group has completed the business acquisitions of StoryToys in 2021, astragon and The Label in 2022, and Independent Arts Software GmbH by astragon in 2023, along with the IP acquisitions of two key titles: Golf With Your Friends and Hell Let Loose.

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