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

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) insider Ken Murphy acquired 35 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 392 ($5.32) per share, for a total transaction of £137.20 ($186.16).

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

• On Friday, April 11th, Ken Murphy purchased 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 ($176,933.51).
• On Friday, March 14th, Ken Murphy acquired 37 shares of Tesco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 371 ($5.03) per share, for a total transaction of £137.27 ($186.26).

Tesco Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of TSCO traded up GBX 6.60 ($0.09) on Friday, reaching GBX 398.20 ($5.40). The stock had a trading volume of 16,628,510 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,212,387. The firm has a market capitalization of £26.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 368.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 364.59. Tesco PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 301.46 ($4.09) and a 12-month high of GBX 399.30 ($5.42). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.81.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

About Tesco

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.