Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Has Lowered Expectations for Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock Price

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) had its target price cut by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from GBX 180 to GBX 175 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a “sell” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price indicates a potential downside of 25.05% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LIO. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 435 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 260 to GBX 220 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 500 price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Liontrust Asset Management currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 330.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

Liontrust Asset Management stock opened at GBX 233.50 on Monday. Liontrust Asset Management has a fifty-two week low of GBX 221.88 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 471.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 254.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 301.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.42. The stock has a market cap of £145.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.66, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Luke Savage acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 281 per share, for a total transaction of £14,050. Also, insider John Stephen Ions acquired 774 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £1,865.34. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 6,548 shares of company stock valued at $1,778,068. Insiders own 9.05% of the company’s stock.

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.