Murray McGowan Sells 7,431 Shares of Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Stock

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Murray McGowan sold 7,431 shares of Imperial Brands stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,191, for a total transaction of £237,123.21.

Imperial Brands Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of IMB opened at GBX 3,176 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £25.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.74, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,154.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,053.53. Imperial Brands PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 2,521 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,329.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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