Tim Lawlor Purchases 24 Shares of Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Stock

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) insider Tim Lawlor acquired 24 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 625 per share, for a total transaction of £150.

Tim Lawlor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 17th, Tim Lawlor bought 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 625 per share, with a total value of £150.
• On Thursday, October 16th, Tim Lawlor purchased 24 shares of Vistry Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 640 per share, for a total transaction of £153.60.

Vistry Group Price Performance

Shares of Vistry Group stock opened at GBX 634 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.15. Vistry Group PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 486.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 722.40. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 639.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 628.77. The company has a market capitalization of £2.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.61, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 2.14.

Vistry Group declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 25th that allows the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTY has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 628 to GBX 608 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 475 to GBX 500 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 570 to GBX 640 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Vistry Group in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 731 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 602 to GBX 601 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistry Group has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 608.

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.