Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Buys £325.08 in Stock

Assura Plc (LON:AGR) insider Jonathan Murphy purchased 774 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 42 ($0.53) per share, with a total value of £325.08 ($408.39).

Jonathan Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 5th, Jonathan Murphy acquired 786 shares of Assura stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 41 ($0.52) per share, with a total value of £322.26 ($404.85).
• On Tuesday, March 5th, Jonathan Murphy bought 351 shares of Assura stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 43 ($0.54) per share, for a total transaction of £150.93 ($189.61).

Assura Stock Performance

LON AGR opened at GBX 42.60 ($0.54) on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £1.27 billion, a PE ratio of -710.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.30. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 41.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 43.47. Assura Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 38.38 ($0.48) and a 1-year high of GBX 53 ($0.67). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.21, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 2.84.

Assura Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a GBX 0.82 ($0.01) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.99%. Assura’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -5,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on AGR. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 53 ($0.67) target price on shares of Assura in a report on Friday, February 9th. Peel Hunt lowered Assura to an “add” rating and set a GBX 48 ($0.60) target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 52 ($0.65).

About Assura

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK – caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.