Nigel Lingwood Acquires 6,545 Shares of Volution Group (LON:FAN) Stock

Key Points

• Nigel Lingwood, an insider at Volution Group, acquired 6,545 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 664, amounting to a total cost of £43,458.80.
• Volution Group's stock price increased by 2.2%, reaching GBX 687.70, with a trading volume of 300,463 shares.
• Analysts have a moderate buy consensus rating for Volution Group, with price targets ranging from GBX 625 to GBX 820.

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) insider Nigel Lingwood bought 6,545 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 664 per share, with a total value of £43,458.80.

Nigel Lingwood also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 23rd, Nigel Lingwood acquired 3,670 shares of Volution Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 664 per share, with a total value of £24,368.80.

Volution Group Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of FAN stock traded up GBX 14.70 on Friday, hitting GBX 687.70. The stock had a trading volume of 300,463 shares, compared to its average volume of 740,600. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 638.25 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 612.95. The company has a market cap of £1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 34.73 and a beta of 1.36. Volution Group plc has a one year low of GBX 451.50 and a one year high of GBX 720.

Volution Group (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported GBX 33.10 earnings per share for the quarter. Volution Group had a return on equity of 17.78% and a net margin of 12.31%. Research analysts anticipate that Volution Group plc will post 30.0441826 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on FAN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Volution Group from GBX 700 to GBX 740 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Volution Group from GBX 600 to GBX 680 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Volution Group from GBX 780 to GBX 820 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Volution Group from GBX 720 to GBX 730 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 625 price target on shares of Volution Group in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Volution Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 719.

Volution Group Company Profile

Volution Group plc LSE: FAN is a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets in the UK, the Nordics, Central Europe and Australasia.

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