Jon Stanton Sells 2,053 Shares of Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Stock

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Jon Stanton sold 2,053 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,221, for a total value of £66,127.13.

Imperial Brands Stock Performance

LON IMB opened at GBX 3,181 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Imperial Brands PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 2,521 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,329. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,151.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,050.23. The stock has a market capitalization of £25.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The company reported GBX 315 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a return on equity of 41.84% and a net margin of 11.44%. On average, research analysts predict that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Imperial Brands from GBX 3,425 to GBX 3,650 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Imperial Brands from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,700 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,200 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Imperial Brands from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,700 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,562.50.

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