Volution Group (LON:FAN) Stock: Insider Andy O'Brien Sells 32,578 Shares

Key Points

• Insider selling: Andy O’Brien sold 32,578 Volution Group shares at an average GBX 642 for approximately £209,151. He also sold 13,136 shares on October 13 and 180,000 shares on October 9.
• Stock performance: Volution shares traded down GBX 6 at GBX 637, with unusually high volume of nearly 9.9 million shares. The company has a £1.26 billion market capitalization and trades at a P/E ratio of 24.88.
• Analyst outlook remains positive: Three analysts maintain Buy ratings, with a consensus price target of GBX 821.67, well above the reported trading price.

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) insider Andy O'Brien sold 32,578 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 642, for a total transaction of £209,150.76.

Andy O'Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, October 13th, Andy O'Brien sold 13,136 shares of Volution Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 650, for a total transaction of £85,384.
• On Friday, October 9th, Andy O'Brien sold 180,000 shares of Volution Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 674, for a total transaction of £1,213,200.

Volution Group Price Performance

FAN stock traded down GBX 6 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 637. The company had a trading volume of 9,922,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,002,498. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.80, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Volution Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 547 and a 1 year high of GBX 730. The company has a market capitalization of £1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.88 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 657.17 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 628.28.

Volution Group (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 8th. The company reported GBX 38.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Volution Group had a net margin of 12.89% and a return on equity of 20.92%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Volution Group plc will post 30.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on FAN shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 850 price objective on shares of Volution Group in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 735 price objective on shares of Volution Group in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 880 target price on shares of Volution Group in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat, Volution Group currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 821.67.

About Volution Group

Volution Group plc LSE: FAN is a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets in the UK, the Nordics, Central Europe and Australasia.

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