Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Insider Ken Murphy Acquires 35 Shares

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) insider Ken Murphy bought 35 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 392 ($5.31) per share, with a total value of £137.20 ($185.98).

Ken Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 11th, Ken Murphy bought 40,000 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 326 ($4.42) per share, with a total value of £130,400 ($176,765.62).
• On Friday, March 14th, Ken Murphy acquired 37 shares of Tesco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 371 ($5.03) per share, with a total value of £137.27 ($186.08).

Tesco Stock Down 0.0%

TSCO traded down GBX 0.03 ($0.00) during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 385.47 ($5.23). 18,755,783 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,234,854. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.81. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 365.38 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 363.93. The company has a market cap of £25.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51. Tesco PLC has a one year low of GBX 300.40 ($4.07) and a one year high of GBX 398.30 ($5.40).

Tesco (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 10th. The retailer reported GBX 27.71 ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Tesco had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 1.92%. As a group, analysts expect that Tesco PLC will post 27.374848 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Tesco in a report on Thursday, April 10th.

Tesco Company Profile

Tesco was built to be a champion for customers, serving them every day with affordable, healthy and sustainable food. Our commitment to our customers extends beyond our stores, and into every community we serve – in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. We invest in communities to help them thrive, through supporting schools and children's groups, food banks and other good causes. In challenging times, our purpose has guided every part of the Group.