Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Jonathan Murphy Purchases 774 Shares

Assura Plc (LON:AGR - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Murphy bought 774 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 42 ($0.53) per share, with a total value of £325.08 ($408.39).

Jonathan Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 5th, Jonathan Murphy purchased 786 shares of Assura stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 41 ($0.52) per share, for a total transaction of £322.26 ($404.85).
• On Tuesday, March 5th, Jonathan Murphy bought 351 shares of Assura stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 43 ($0.54) per share, with a total value of £150.93 ($189.61).

Assura Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON AGR traded down GBX 0.08 ($0.00) during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 42.60 ($0.54). The company had a trading volume of 12,540,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,527,813. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.21. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 41.57 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 43.47. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -710.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.30. Assura Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 38.38 ($0.48) and a 1-year high of GBX 53 ($0.67).

Assura Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of GBX 0.82 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. This represents a yield of 1.99%. Assura's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -5,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on AGR shares. Peel Hunt lowered shares of Assura to an "add" rating and set a GBX 48 ($0.60) target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a GBX 53 ($0.67) price objective on shares of Assura in a research note on Friday, February 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 52 ($0.65).

Assura Company Profile

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK - caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.