Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Trading Down 6.2% - Should You Sell?

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) traded down 6.2% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 583.80 ($7.93) and last traded at GBX 583.80 ($7.93). 2,629,495 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 26% from the average session volume of 3,529,988 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 622.20 ($8.45).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Vistry Group from GBX 475 ($6.45) to GBX 500 ($6.79) and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 7.67, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 597.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 605.92.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 55.90 ($0.76) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a return on equity of 7.69% and a net margin of 6.90%. Analysts predict that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.4606345 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Vistry Group

In related news, insider Tim Lawlor sold 2,234 shares of Vistry Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 593 ($8.05), for a total value of £13,247.62 ($17,989.71). Also, insider Helen Owers sold 3,734 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 528 ($7.17), for a total value of £19,715.52 ($26,772.84). Insiders have bought a total of 75 shares of company stock worth $45,120 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

Vistry Group Company Profile

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.