Guy Ellis Acquires 117 Shares of NCC Group (LON:NCC) Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Guy Ellis acquired 117 NCC Group shares at GBX 141 each, worth £164.97, following a purchase of 115 shares in July.
• Stock performance: NCC shares traded at GBX 138.40, with a market capitalization of approximately £382 million and a 52-week range of GBX 107.20 to GBX 161.60.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts have a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of GBX 162.50; Deutsche Bank maintains a “Hold” rating with a GBX 150 target.

NCC Group plc (LON:NCC - Get Free Report) insider Guy Ellis acquired 117 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 141 per share, with a total value of £164.97.

Guy Ellis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 17th, Guy Ellis bought 115 shares of NCC Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 143 per share, with a total value of £164.45.

NCC Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON NCC traded down GBX 0.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 138.40. The stock had a trading volume of 487,323 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,856,002. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 136.42 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 132.24. The firm has a market cap of £381.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.13 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.83. NCC Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 107.20 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 161.60.

NCC Group (LON:NCC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The company reported GBX 4.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NCC Group had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 4.85%. The firm had revenue of £118.40 million for the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that NCC Group plc will post 6.744373 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 150 price objective on shares of NCC Group in a research note on Friday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 162.50.

About NCC Group

NCC Group is a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber security and software escrow business. Driven by a collective purpose to create a more secure digital future, c. 2,000 colleagues across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific harness their collective insight, intelligence, and innovation to deliver cyber resilience solutions for both public and private sector clients globally. With decades of experience and a rich heritage, NCC Group is committed to developing sustainable solutions that continue to meet client's current and future cyber security challenges.

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