Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN) Insider Purchases £152.25 in Stock

Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN - Get Free Report) insider Laura Flowerdew purchased 29 shares of Pennon Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 525 ($7.06) per share, for a total transaction of £152.25 ($204.61).

Laura Flowerdew also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, June 19th, Laura Flowerdew acquired 31 shares of Pennon Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 484 ($6.50) per share, for a total transaction of £150.04 ($201.64).
• On Monday, May 19th, Laura Flowerdew acquired 30 shares of Pennon Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 496 ($6.67) per share, for a total transaction of £148.80 ($199.97).

Pennon Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:PNN traded up GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 500 ($6.72). The stock had a trading volume of 1,012,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,556,969. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 496.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 479.55. Pennon Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 383 ($5.15) and a 1-year high of GBX 643 ($8.64). The firm has a market capitalization of £2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -140.58, a PEG ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 341.72, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 0.97.

Pennon Group (LON:PNN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported GBX (10.30) (($0.14)) EPS for the quarter. Pennon Group had a negative net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 0.88%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Pennon Group Plc will post 1.0402417 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Pennon Group

At the top end of the FTSE 250, Pennon is an infrastructure group, focused on the UK water market is one of only three listed water companies in the UK. Operating in a stable regulatory environment with a positive outlook, we are focused on long-term sustainable growth, through disciplined capital allocation, organic and acquisitive.