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Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Key Points

  • Severn Trent PLC's stock recently traded above its 200-day moving average for the first time, reaching a price of GBX 2,640 ($35.42).
  • Barclays upgraded their price target for Severn Trent from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,385, maintaining an "equal weight" rating.
  • Insider purchases have increased, with key executives buying shares worth a total of £55,407 in recent transactions.
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Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,613.48 ($35.28) and traded as high as GBX 2,640 ($35.64). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,640 ($35.64), with a volume of 656,150 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays raised their price objective on Severn Trent from GBX 2,960 to GBX 3,385 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Severn Trent currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 2,992.50.

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Severn Trent Stock Up 0.9%

The firm has a market capitalization of £7.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.63, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,662.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2,617.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Helen Miles sold 8,067 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,673, for a total value of £215,630.91. Also, insider Thomas (Tom) Delay acquired 300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,653 per share, with a total value of £7,959. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 3,600 shares of company stock valued at $9,500,700 and sold 46,389 shares valued at $124,218,567. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

About Severn Trent

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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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