Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) Insider Acquires £496,001.20 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Greg Fitzgerald purchased 84,068 shares of Vistry Group stock on August 5th for a total of £496,001.20 at an average cost of GBX 590 per share.
• Vistry Group's stock price rose by 5.6% following the insider transaction, opening at GBX 623 on the following day.
• Analysts maintain mixed ratings on Vistry Group, with JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterating a "neutral" rating while Deutsche Bank issued a "buy" rating with a price target of GBX 684.

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY - Get Free Report) insider Greg Fitzgerald purchased 84,068 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 590 ($7.94) per share, for a total transaction of £496,001.20 ($667,116.61).

Vistry Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:VTY traded up GBX 8.20 ($0.11) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 625.20 ($8.41). 1,066,068 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,753,729. Vistry Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 486.70 ($6.55) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,436 ($19.31). The firm has a market cap of £2.04 billion, a PE ratio of 8.31, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 619.47 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 608.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VTY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 684 ($9.20) price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Friday, July 11th.

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.