OSB Group (LON:OSB - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Shore Capital in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports.
OSB Group Trading Up 0.3 %
Shares of OSB stock traded up GBX 1.40 ($0.02) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 481 ($6.38). 2,022,194 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,690,829. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 437.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 408.94. OSB Group has a 52 week low of GBX 343.60 ($4.56) and a 52 week high of GBX 533.50 ($7.08). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 1.41.
OSB Group (LON:OSB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 82.20 ($1.09) earnings per share for the quarter. OSB Group had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 27.26%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that OSB Group will post 85.1214128 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other OSB Group news, insider Andy Golding sold 27,324 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 464 ($6.16), for a total transaction of £126,783.36 ($168,281.60). Also, insider Victoria Hyde sold 1,137 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 455 ($6.04), for a total transaction of £5,173.35 ($6,866.67). Insiders have sold a total of 46,003 shares of company stock valued at $20,804,883 over the last quarter. 0.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
OSB Group Company Profile
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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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