Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) insider Ken Murphy purchased 34 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 406 ($5.53) per share, for a total transaction of £138.04 ($187.89).
Ken Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, June 6th, Ken Murphy acquired 35 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 392 ($5.34) per share, with a total value of £137.20 ($186.74).
- On Friday, April 11th, Ken Murphy acquired 40,000 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.44) per share, with a total value of £130,400 ($177,487.41).
Tesco Stock Performance
TSCO traded down GBX 4.36 ($0.06) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 399.74 ($5.44). 14,912,577 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,832,242. The stock has a market capitalization of £26.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 386.60 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 368.32. Tesco PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 306.50 ($4.17) and a 52-week high of GBX 408 ($5.55).
Tesco (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 10th. The retailer reported GBX 27.71 ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Tesco had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 11.33%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Tesco PLC will post 27.374848 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Tesco in a research note on Thursday, April 10th.
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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.
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