Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Receives Underperform Rating from Royal Bank Of Canada

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "underperform" rating reiterated by equities researchers at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. They presently have a GBX 310 ($4.16) price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada's price target points to a potential downside of 15.07% from the company's previous close.

LIO has been the topic of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 350 ($4.70) price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 365 ($4.90) price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Thursday, July 10th.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

LON LIO traded up GBX 4 ($0.05) on Monday, reaching GBX 365 ($4.90). 225,268 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 448,909. Liontrust Asset Management has a one year low of GBX 301.50 ($4.05) and a one year high of GBX 700 ($9.40). The firm has a market capitalization of £230.49 million, a PE ratio of 3.34, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 380.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 391.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported GBX 55.56 ($0.75) EPS for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a net margin of 35.21% and a return on equity of 39.68%. Analysts expect that Liontrust Asset Management will post 69.828816 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Liontrust Asset Management news, insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 1,614 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 336 ($4.51) per share, for a total transaction of £5,423.04 ($7,282.18). 11.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Liontrust Asset Management

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited.