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Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) Sets New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

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Shares of Secure Trust Bank PLC (LON:STB - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 912 ($12.39) and last traded at GBX 912 ($12.39), with a volume of 107066 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 880 ($11.96).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Secure Trust Bank in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd.

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Secure Trust Bank Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £173.69 million, a P/E ratio of 6.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 724.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 559.62.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jim Brown acquired 3,525 shares of Secure Trust Bank stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 848 ($11.52) per share, with a total value of £29,892 ($40,625.17). Also, insider Rachel Lawrence sold 3,279 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 610 ($8.29), for a total value of £20,001.90 ($27,183.88). 14.85% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Secure Trust Bank Company Profile

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Secure Trust Bank is an established, well‐funded and capitalised UK retail bank with over 70‐years of trading history. Secure Trust Bank operates principally from its head office in Solihull, West Midlands. The Group's diversified lending portfolio currently focuses on two sectors: (i) Business finance through its Real Estate Finance and Commercial Finance divisions, and (ii) Consumer finance through its Vehicle Finance and Retail Finance divisions.

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