Philippe Hamers Buys 55,125 Shares of Victoria (LON:VCP) Stock

Victoria PLC (LON:VCP) insider Philippe Hamers acquired 55,125 shares of Victoria stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 40 per share, with a total value of £22,050.

Philippe Hamers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers bought 8,180 shares of Victoria stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 35 per share, for a total transaction of £2,863.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers bought 10,599 shares of Victoria stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 31 per share, for a total transaction of £3,285.69.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers purchased 9,768 shares of Victoria stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 32 per share, with a total value of £3,125.76.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers purchased 7,500 shares of Victoria stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 34 per share, with a total value of £2,550.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers acquired 49,472 shares of Victoria stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 32 per share, for a total transaction of £15,831.04.

Victoria Trading Up 10.5%

Shares of LON:VCP opened at GBX 40.65 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 46.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 63.26. Victoria PLC has a one year low of GBX 29.42 and a one year high of GBX 151. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -4,210.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of £46.46 million, a PE ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 0.98.

Victoria (LON:VCP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX (11.95) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Victoria had a negative return on equity of 356.44% and a negative net margin of 8.48%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Victoria PLC will post 15.8739255 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 170 target price on shares of Victoria in a report on Thursday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Victoria presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 170.

Victoria Company Profile

Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The Company, which is headquartered in Worcester, UK, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and flooring accessories.

Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, the USA, and Australia and employs approximately 6,750 people across 30 sites.