Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Insider Purchases 4,289 Shares

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL - Get Free Report) insider Peter Ventress acquired 4,289 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,319 ($31.82) per share, with a total value of £99,461.91 ($136,492.26).

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

• On Tuesday, June 24th, Peter Ventress acquired 4,172 shares of Bunzl stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,385 ($32.73) per share, for a total transaction of £99,502.20 ($136,547.55).

Bunzl Price Performance

LON:BNZL traded up GBX 14 ($0.19) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 2,344 ($32.17). The stock had a trading volume of 1,131,458 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,985,011. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.67 billion, a PE ratio of 16.20, a PEG ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.45. Bunzl plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,210 ($30.33) and a 52 week high of GBX 3,732 ($51.21). The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,364.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,921.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 123.00, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Bunzl in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bunzl has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 3,375 ($46.32).

About Bunzl

Bunzl plc operates as a distribution and services company in the North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers food packaging, films, labels, cleaning and hygiene supplies, and personal protection equipment to grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores.