OSB Group (LON:OSB) Insider Victoria Hyde Sells 645 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Victoria Hyde sold 645 shares of OSB Group at an average price of GBX 539, totaling approximately £3,476.55.
• OSB Group's stock is currently down 0.1%, with a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 551.15 and a market cap of £1.96 billion.
• Analysts have given OSB Group a consensus "Buy" rating with a target price increase to GBX 645, reflecting positive sentiment on the company's earnings forecast.

OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB - Get Free Report) insider Victoria Hyde sold 645 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 539, for a total value of £3,476.55.

OSB Group Stock Down 0.1%

LON OSB opened at GBX 543 on Wednesday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 551.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 492.78. OSB Group Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 343.60 and a twelve month high of GBX 574.50. The company has a market capitalization of £1.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 789.24 and a beta of 1.41.

OSB Group (LON:OSB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported GBX 37.30 EPS for the quarter. OSB Group had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 27.26%. On average, equities analysts expect that OSB Group Plc will post 85.1214128 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on OSB Group from GBX 565 to GBX 635 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Shore Capital lifted their price objective on OSB Group from GBX 610 to GBX 655 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 645.

About OSB Group

OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services.

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