easyJet (LON:EZJ) Insider Purchases £149.82 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: easyJet director Kenton Jarvis purchased 22 shares at GBX 681 each, worth £149.82. He also bought shares in August and September.
• Stock performance: easyJet shares fell 0.4% to GBX 675, while trading near their 12-month high of GBX 684.15. The airline has a market capitalization of approximately £5.05 billion.
• Analyst view: Analysts have an average “Hold” rating and a consensus price target of GBX 646.43, below the current share price; ratings include three Buys, three Holds, and one Sell.

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) insider Kenton Jarvis purchased 22 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 681 per share, for a total transaction of £149.82.

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 23 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 669 per share, for a total transaction of £153.87.
• On Monday, August 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 22 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 670 per share, for a total transaction of £147.40.

easyJet Stock Down 0.4%

LON:EZJ traded down GBX 2.40 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 675. The company had a trading volume of 2,590,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,374,381. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.36. The firm has a market cap of £5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.72. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 671.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 538.23. easyJet plc has a twelve month low of GBX 332.60 and a twelve month high of GBX 684.15.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EZJ has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on easyJet from GBX 360 to GBX 715 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on easyJet from GBX 600 to GBX 715 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 646.43.

easyJet Company Profile

We are a low-cost, European, point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares for our customers – making great value travel accessible for everyone. We aim to provide simple, convenient travel and holidays at a competitive price with outstanding customer service. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 347 aircraft, operating 1,099 routes across 35 countries and 160 airports.

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