Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) Given "Buy" Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Key Points

• Everplay Group's stock received a **"buy" rating** from Jefferies Financial Group, with a price target of **GBX 440**, indicating potential upside of **14.10%** from its current price.
• Other analysts, including Deutsche Bank and Shore Capital, have also maintained **buy ratings** and set varying price targets, reflecting strong analyst confidence in Everplay Group's performance.
• Insider Deborah Jayne Bestwick sold **3.24 million shares** at an average price of **GBX 370**, highlighting significant insider activity and a **24.32%** insider ownership stake in the company.

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. They presently have a GBX 440 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's target price suggests a potential upside of 12.53% from the company's previous close.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Everplay Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Everplay Group from GBX 400 to GBX 450 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Everplay Group from GBX 425 to GBX 470 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Everplay Group from GBX 405 to GBX 455 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 443.

Everplay Group Price Performance

Everplay Group stock traded down GBX 1 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 391. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,053,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 597,811. The stock has a market cap of £563.36 million, a PE ratio of 2,589.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 380.46 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 308.73. Everplay Group has a 52 week low of GBX 192.50 and a 52 week high of GBX 426.

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 2nd. The company reported GBX 10.50 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, sell-side analysts predict that Everplay Group will post 24.1106719 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Everplay Group

In other news, insider Deborah Jayne Bestwick sold 3,243,243 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 370, for a total transaction of £11,999,999.10. 24.32% of the stock is owned by 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.