Shares of Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) were down 13% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 358 ($4.91) and last traded at GBX 358 ($4.91). Approximately 2,599,837 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 520% from the average daily volume of 419,484 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 411.50 ($5.65).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 450 ($6.18) to GBX 330 ($4.53) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th.
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Liontrust Asset Management Stock Up 4.9%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of £251.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.65, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 369.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 400.42.
Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported GBX 55.56 ($0.76) EPS for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 39.68% and a net margin of 35.21%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Liontrust Asset Management
In related news, insider John Stephen Ions sold 26,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 324 ($4.45), for a total transaction of £84,564 ($116,047.76). Also, insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 1,614 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 336 ($4.61) per share, with a total value of £5,423.04 ($7,442.07). Insiders own 11.90% of the company's stock.
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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