John Stephen Ions Acquires 774 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider John Stephen Ions acquired 774 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 241 per share, with a total value of £1,865.34.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Up 2.5%

Liontrust Asset Management stock opened at GBX 243 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 269.15 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 318.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 221.88 and a twelve month high of GBX 471.50. The company has a market capitalization of £151.73 million, a P/E ratio of 12.14, a P/E/G ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 earnings per share for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 39.68% and a net margin of 35.21%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on LIO shares. Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 500 price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 435 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 359.

About Liontrust Asset Management

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.