Keller Group (LON:KLR) Insider Buys £29,852.34 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Activity: Annette Kelleher, an insider at Keller Group, purchased 1,921 shares at an average price of GBX 1,554, totaling £29,852.34.
• Keller Group Stock Performance: The stock is currently trading at GBX 1,528, down GBX 22 with a market capitalization of £1.07 billion.
• Analyst Ratings: Keller Group has an average rating of "Buy" from analysts, with price targets ranging from GBX 1,660 to GBX 1,900, suggesting optimistic future performance.

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR - Get Free Report) insider Annette Kelleher purchased 1,921 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,554 per share, for a total transaction of £29,852.34.

Keller Group Stock Performance

Keller Group stock traded down GBX 22 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,528. The company had a trading volume of 58,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 270,870. Keller Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1,222 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,698. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,395.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,424.96. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 802.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.61.

Keller Group (LON:KLR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 99.70 EPS for the quarter. Keller Group had a return on equity of 23.55% and a net margin of 4.20%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Keller Group plc will post 192.5925926 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on KLR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Keller Group to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,660 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,900 price target on shares of Keller Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,780.

Keller Group Company Profile

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services.

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