Volution Group (LON:FAN) Insider Sells £190,246.56 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Andy O'Brien sold 29,001 shares of Volution Group (LON:FAN) for a total of £190,246.56 on October 14th, with shares sold at an average price of GBX 656.
• Volution Group's stock is currently rated as a "Moderate Buy" by analysts, with an average target price of GBX 719, following recent upgrades from multiple brokerages.
• The company reported earnings of GBX 33.10 per share for the last quarter, reflecting a net margin of 12.31% and a return on equity of 17.78%.

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) insider Andy O'Brien sold 29,001 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 656, for a total transaction of £190,246.56.

Volution Group Stock Performance

Shares of FAN stock traded up GBX 12.74 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 670.74. The stock had a trading volume of 551,885 shares, compared to its average volume of 743,834. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 639.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 606.81. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a PE ratio of 3,387.59 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.97, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Volution Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 451.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 720.

Volution Group (LON:FAN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported GBX 33.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Volution Group had a net margin of 12.31% and a return on equity of 17.78%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Volution Group plc will post 30.0441826 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FAN. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Volution Group from GBX 780 to GBX 820 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Volution Group from GBX 700 to GBX 740 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on shares of Volution Group from GBX 720 to GBX 730 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 625 target price on shares of Volution Group in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Volution Group from GBX 600 to GBX 680 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 719.

Volution Group Company Profile

Volution Group plc LSE: FAN is a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets in the UK, the Nordics, Central Europe and Australasia.

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