Insider Buying: Costain Group (LON:COST) Insider Acquires £13,100 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Amanda Fisher purchased 10,000 shares of Costain Group stock for a total of £13,100 at an average price of GBX 131 per share.
• The company has a market capitalization of £353.56 million and a recent earnings report showed an EPS of GBX 5.50 with a net margin of 2.33%.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of GBX 162.50, following recent price target increases from Berenberg Bank and Deutsche Bank.

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) insider Amanda Fisher purchased 10,000 shares of Costain Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 131 per share, with a total value of £13,100.

Costain Group Stock Performance

LON COST opened at GBX 132 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 152.45 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 126.13. The company has a market capitalization of £353.56 million, a P/E ratio of 11.78, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. Costain Group PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 85.40 and a 1-year high of GBX 172.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Costain Group (LON:COST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported GBX 5.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Costain Group had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 2.33%. Sell-side analysts expect that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on shares of Costain Group from GBX 150 to GBX 175 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Costain Group from GBX 115 to GBX 150 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 162.50.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain helps to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

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