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Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?

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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.
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Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report)'s share price passed 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 ($36.13), with a volume of 764,685 shares.

Severn Trent Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.78 billion, a PE ratio of 43.51, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,684.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,606.98.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 net margin of 6.00% and a return on equity of 10.40%. On average, research analysts forecast that Severn Trent PLC will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Nick Hampton bought 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,640 ($35.51) per share, for a total transaction of £39,600 ($53,261.60). Also, insider Thomas (Tom) Delay purchased 300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,653 ($35.68) per share, for a total transaction of £7,959 ($10,704.77). In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 3,600 shares of company stock worth $9,500,700 and have sold 46,389 shares worth $124,218,567. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Severn Trent Company Profile

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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.

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