Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Insider John Stephen Ions Buys 2,043 Shares

Key Points

• Insider trading: Director John Stephen Ions bought 2,043 shares on May 5 at GBX 264 (£5,393.52) and had multiple large trades on April 29 — several buys (76,298; 61,575; 43,258; 62,184 shares at GBX 267) and sales (89,849 and 215,041 shares at GBX 267).
• Market move and metrics: the stock was up 2.8% to GBX 258.54 midday with 202,368 shares traded (vs. average volume 570,893), a market cap of £156.89m and a 12‑month range of GBX 221.88–419.50.
• Analyst outlook: analysts are mixed — MarketBeat reports a consensus Hold with an average target of GBX 322, comprising two Buy, one Hold and two Sell ratings.

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) insider John Stephen Ions bought 2,043 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 264 per share, for a total transaction of £5,393.52.

John Stephen Ions also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 76,298 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £203,715.66.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 61,575 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £164,405.25.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 43,258 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £115,498.86.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 62,184 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £166,031.28.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions sold 89,849 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 267, for a total value of £239,896.83.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions sold 215,041 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 267, for a total value of £574,159.47.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of LON LIO traded up GBX 7.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 258.54. 202,368 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 570,893. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 221.88 and a twelve month high of GBX 419.50. The company has a market cap of £156.89 million, a PE ratio of 12.91, a P/E/G ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.42. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 255.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 263.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 270 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 240 to GBX 235 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 185 to GBX 170 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liontrust Asset Management currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 322.

About Liontrust Asset Management

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.