Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Earns "Hold" Rating from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating reissued by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report issued on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a GBX 350 ($4.70) price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's target price points to a potential downside of 6.04% from the company's previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 365 ($4.90) price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

LIO stock traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 372.50 ($5.00). The stock had a trading volume of 249,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 452,501. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 378.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 392.86. The stock has a market cap of £235.22 million, a PE ratio of 3.41, a P/E/G ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.42. Liontrust Asset Management has a 52-week low of GBX 301.50 ($4.05) and a 52-week high of GBX 700 ($9.40).

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported GBX 55.56 ($0.75) 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Liontrust Asset Management will post 69.828816 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Liontrust Asset Management

In other news, insider Vinay Kumar Abrol acquired 1,614 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 336 ($4.51) per share, for a total transaction of £5,423.04 ($7,281.20). Insiders own 11.90% of the company's stock.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

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.