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The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) Upgraded to Outperform at Royal Bank Of Canada

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The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada to an "outperform" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Digital Look reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 4,900 ($66.61) price objective on the stock, up from their prior price objective of GBX 4,550 ($61.85). Royal Bank Of Canada's price target would indicate a potential upside of 33.81% from the company's previous close.

The Berkeley Group Stock Up 1.1%

LON:BKG opened at GBX 3,662 ($49.78) on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,110.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 3,869.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.66, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The Berkeley Group has a one year low of GBX 3,462 ($47.06) and a one year high of GBX 5,588.54 ($75.97). The company has a market cap of £3.65 billion, a PE ratio of 9.74, a P/E/G ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.22.

Insider Activity at The Berkeley Group

In other The Berkeley Group news, insider Richard Stearn bought 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,867 ($52.57) per share, for a total transaction of £270,690 ($367,985.32). Also, insider Robert C. G. Perrins bought 2,800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,571 ($48.55) per share, for a total transaction of £99,988 ($135,927.13). Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 22,800 shares of company stock worth $87,065,800. 4.84% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About The Berkeley Group

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At Berkeley Group we build homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. Our passion and purpose is to build quality homes, strengthen communities and make a positive difference to people's lives. We use our sustained commercial success to make valuable and enduring contributions that benefit all our stakeholders.

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