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Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Share Price Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Liontrust Asset Management shares fell below their two hundred day moving average, trading as low as GBX 359 ($4.84), while the current share price is GBX 360.50 ($4.86).
  • Analysts have given the stock a consensus rating of "Reduce." Target prices from various firms range from GBX 300 to GBX 365.
  • The company's recent financials show a PE ratio of 3.25 and a net margin of 35.21%, with earnings per share forecasted at about 69.83 for the current year.
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Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 376.83 ($5.10) and traded as low as GBX 359 ($4.86). Liontrust Asset Management shares last traded at GBX 360.50 ($4.88), with a volume of 359,013 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on LIO shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 310 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Monday, July 14th. Berenberg Bank restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 365 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 350 to GBX 300 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of GBX 325.

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Liontrust Asset Management Stock Down 1.9%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 367.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 373.41. The company has a market capitalization of £212.39 million, a P/E ratio of 1,291.98, a P/E/G ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported GBX 55.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 39.68% and a net margin of 35.21%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

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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.

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