Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Key Points

• Severn Trent PLC's stock price has recently surpassed its 200-day moving average, trading at GBX 2,686.24 ($35.72) compared to the average of GBX 2,603.73 ($34.62).
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 112.10 ($1.49), with analysts predicting an EPS of 107.37 for the current year.
• Insider trading activity includes purchases of 300 shares by Thomas Delay and the sale of 8,067 shares by Helen Miles, indicating mixed sentiment among company insiders.

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,603.73 ($35.02) and traded as high as GBX 2,696 ($36.26). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,686.24 ($36.12), with a volume of 764,685 shares.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £7.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.17, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,686.03 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,605.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 2.14.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 112.10 ($1.51) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 6.00%. On average, research analysts predict that Severn Trent PLC will post 107.3706004 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Severn Trent

In related news, insider Helen Miles sold 8,067 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,673 ($35.95), for a total transaction of £215,630.91 ($289,982.40). Also, insider Olivia (Liv) Garfield sold 28,287 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,673 ($35.95), for a total value of £756,111.51 ($1,016,825.59). In the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 3,600 shares of company stock worth $9,500,700 and have sold 46,389 shares worth $124,218,567. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Severn Trent Company Profile

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.