Insider Buying: Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Insider Purchases 8,305 Shares of Company Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Alice Woodwark purchased a combined 16,603 Vistry Group shares on October 5 at GBX 241 each, spending approximately £40,013.
• Weak financial performance: Vistry reported quarterly EPS of negative GBX 18.80, alongside a negative 16.57% return on equity and a negative 14.73% net margin.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: The stock has a consensus “Reduce” rating, with two Buy, three Hold and three Sell recommendations, despite a consensus price target of GBX 400.88.

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) insider Alice Woodwark purchased 8,305 shares of Vistry Group stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 241 per share, with a total value of £20,015.05.

Alice Woodwark also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 5th, Alice Woodwark acquired 8,298 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £19,998.18.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

VTY stock opened at GBX 242.60 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of £771.13 million, a P/E ratio of 5.78, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.07. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 275.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 288.22. Vistry Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 220 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 746.40.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 24th. The company reported GBX (18.80) EPS for the quarter. Vistry Group had a negative return on equity of 16.57% and a negative net margin of 14.73%. Sell-side analysts predict that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on VTY shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 274 target price on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Friday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 180 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Friday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Vistry Group from GBX 430 to GBX 210 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on Vistry Group from GBX 263 to GBX 252 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vistry Group has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of GBX 400.88.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live. Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers. Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster. We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.

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