William Barker Purchases 1,967 Shares of ASOS (LON:ASC) Stock

ASOS Plc (LON:ASC) insider William Barker bought 1,967 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 296 per share, for a total transaction of £5,822.32.

William Barker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 16th, William Barker purchased 17,198 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 300 per share, with a total value of £51,594.
• On Tuesday, December 30th, William Barker purchased 4,344 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 276 per share, with a total value of £11,989.44.
• On Wednesday, December 31st, William Barker acquired 62,040 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 275 per share, for a total transaction of £170,610.
• On Friday, January 2nd, William Barker acquired 5,527 shares of ASOS stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 278 per share, with a total value of £15,365.06.

ASOS Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of ASC stock opened at GBX 301 on Thursday. ASOS Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 215 and a 1-year high of GBX 445.40. The company has a market cap of £359.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.20, a PEG ratio of -1.26 and a beta of 2.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.55, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 267.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 279.47.

ASOS (LON:ASC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported GBX (250.10) EPS for the quarter. ASOS had a negative return on equity of 59.37% and a negative net margin of 11.66%. On average, equities research analysts expect that ASOS Plc will post 12.4165252 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on ASOS from GBX 270 to GBX 240 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 350 price target on shares of ASOS in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 400 price target on shares of ASOS in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 600 price objective on shares of ASOS in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of ASOS from GBX 440 to GBX 375 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 383.33.

ASOS Company Profile

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands.