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Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Board Declares Stock Repurchase Plan

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Key Points

  • Vistry Group has announced a stock buyback plan aimed at repurchasing shares through open market purchases, indicating confidence in its undervalued stock.
  • During recent trading, Vistry Group's stock experienced a decline, trading at GBX 617.60 with a 12-month high of GBX 1,436 and a low of GBX 486.70.
  • Analysts from Deutsche Bank have issued a buy rating for Vistry Group, setting a price target of GBX 684, while JPMorgan Chase holds a neutral rating on the stock.
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Vistry Group (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, August 11th, RTT News reports. The company plans to buyback 0 shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

Vistry Group stock traded down GBX 7.60 ($0.10) during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 617.60 ($8.30). The company had a trading volume of 539,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,739,354. Vistry Group has a 12-month low of GBX 486.70 ($6.54) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,436 ($19.29). The company has a market capitalization of £2.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 619.38 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 608.80.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on VTY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 684 ($9.19) price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Friday, July 11th.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Vistry Group

Insider Activity

In other Vistry Group news, insider Greg Fitzgerald acquired 84,068 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 590 ($7.92) per share, with a total value of £496,001.20 ($666,220.55). Over the last three months, insiders acquired 84,141 shares of company stock valued at $49,645,472. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Vistry Group Company Profile

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Vistry Group is one of the UK's leading homebuilders with a top tier housebuilder and leading Partnerships business. Our purpose is to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the housing market through our leading brands, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Vistry Partnerships and Drew Smith. Our housebuilding division operates across 13 business units, each with a regional office, which are developing hundreds of sites across England.

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