Peter Duffy Sells 12,118 Shares of Mony Group (LON:MONY) Stock

Key Points

• Insider activity: Director Peter Duffy sold 12,118 shares on April 10 at GBX 165 (≈£19,995) and executed several other buys and sells the same day, reflecting sizable intraday insider trading.
• Market move and fundamentals: Shares rose 2.7% to GBX 162 on Friday with ~2.6M volume; Mony Group has a market cap of £845.5M and a P/E of 10.66.
• Analyst sentiment: The stock has a consensus Buy rating with an average target of GBX 260, and recent notes include Jefferies upgrading to "buy" (target GBX 230) while RBC keeps an "outperform" stance (target GBX 250).

Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY - Get Free Report) insider Peter Duffy sold 12,118 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 165, for a total value of £19,994.70.

Peter Duffy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 10th, Peter Duffy purchased 12,044 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 165 per share, for a total transaction of £19,872.60.
• On Friday, April 10th, Peter Duffy purchased 12,052 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 165 per share, for a total transaction of £19,885.80.
• On Friday, April 10th, Peter Duffy sold 12,108 shares of Mony Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 165, for a total value of £19,978.20.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Peter Duffy purchased 96 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 157 per share, for a total transaction of £150.72.

Mony Group Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of LON MONY traded up GBX 4.30 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 162. The company had a trading volume of 2,599,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,981,232. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 160.13 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 179.83. Mony Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 139.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 224.80. The stock has a market cap of £845.52 million, a P/E ratio of 10.66, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.86.

Mony Group (LON:MONY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported GBX 15.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mony Group had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 36.01%. As a group, research analysts expect that Mony Group Plc will post 19.1090909 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MONY. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Mony Group to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 205 to GBX 230 in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Mony Group from GBX 260 to GBX 250 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Mony Group has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 260.

About Mony Group

MONY Group PLC is an established member of the FTSE 250 index. The Group operates a tech-led savings platform and leading UK brands including price comparison sites (MoneySuperMarket), cashback (Quidco) and a consumer finance content led brand (MoneySavingExpert). We cover a broad range of verticals including Insurance, Money, Home Services and Travel amongst others. Our purpose is to help households save money by giving them access to free online tools that enable them to compare and switch products.

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