Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Reaches New 52-Week Low - Here's Why

Key Points

• Severn Trent PLC's share price hit a new 52-week low of GBX 30.11 ($0.41) during trading, closing at GBX 2,582 ($35.06).
• The company reported an earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 112.10 ($1.52) for the last quarter, with projected EPS of 107.37 for the current fiscal year.
• Insider trading showed mixed activity with purchases of 3,600 shares valued at approximately $9.5 million, while 46,389 shares had been sold for around $124.2 million.

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 30.11 ($0.41) and last traded at GBX 2,597 ($35.08), with a volume of 888009 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,582 ($34.88).

Severn Trent Trading Down 1.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 2,675.21 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,612.76. The company has a market capitalization of £7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.85, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 112.10 earnings per share for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 6.00%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Severn Trent PLC will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Severn Trent news, insider Helen Miles sold 8,067 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,673, for a total value of £215,630.91. Also, insider Thomas (Tom) Delay bought 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,653 per share, with a total value of £7,959. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 3,600 shares of company stock worth $9,500,700 and have sold 46,389 shares worth $124,218,567. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

About Severn Trent

As one of Britain's largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region - around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends.