Vinay Kumar Abrol Purchases 774 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 774 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £1,865.34.

Liontrust Asset Management Trading Up 2.5%

LIO opened at GBX 243 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £151.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 269.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 318.06. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 221.88 and a 1-year high of GBX 471.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on LIO shares. Berenberg Bank lowered 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 research report on Thursday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 435 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 500 price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Liontrust Asset Management currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 359.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

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.