Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) Insider Buys £79,947.36 in Stock

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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY - Get Free Report) insider Leslie-Ann Reed acquired 16,938 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 472 ($6.26) per share, for a total transaction of £79,947.36 ($106,115.42).

Bloomsbury Publishing Trading Down 0.9%

LON:BMY traded down GBX 4.50 ($0.06) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 475.50 ($6.31). The stock had a trading volume of 200,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 342,330. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc has a one year low of GBX 464 ($6.16) and a one year high of GBX 766 ($10.17). The company has a market capitalization of £383.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.17 and a beta of 0.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 504.72 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 572.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.10.

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 42.03 ($0.56) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bloomsbury Publishing had a return on equity of 18.62% and a net margin of 9.77%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Bloomsbury Publishing Plc will post 2529.9999179 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 825 ($10.95) price objective on shares of Bloomsbury Publishing in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th.

Bloomsbury Publishing Company Profile

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc publishes academic, educational, and general fiction and non-fiction books for children, teachers, students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. The company offers books and digital resources to international research community and higher education students; online law, accounting, and tax services for the United Kingdom and professionals; and publishing services for corporations and institutions.