Chris Hopkinson Sells 700,000 Shares of AO World (LON:AO) Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider Chris Hopkinson sold 700,000 shares of AO World stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 107, for a total value of £749,000.

AO World Stock Performance

LON:AO opened at GBX 111.40 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.95. AO World plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 77.15 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 120.40. The firm has a market cap of £647.83 million, a PE ratio of 25.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 108.23 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 100.17.

AO World (LON:AO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 2.22 EPS for the quarter. AO World had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 18.96%. Equities research analysts predict that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 137 target price on shares of AO World in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 121.

AO World Company Profile

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.