Daniel Barton Sells 54,000 Shares of Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) Stock

Victorian Plumbing Group plc (LON:VIC) insider Daniel Barton sold 54,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 84, for a total transaction of £45,360.

Victorian Plumbing Group Price Performance

VIC stock opened at GBX 82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £269.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.03, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 88.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 80.05 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 73.79. Victorian Plumbing Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 56.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 109.

Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported GBX 4.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Victorian Plumbing Group had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 1.86%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Victorian Plumbing Group plc will post 5.980995 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on VIC shares. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 125 price objective on shares of Victorian Plumbing Group in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shore Capital Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 90 target price on shares of Victorian Plumbing Group in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Victorian Plumbing Group from GBX 70 to GBX 80 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 132 price target on shares of Victorian Plumbing Group in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Victorian Plumbing Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 107.40.

Victorian Plumbing Group Company Profile

Victorian Plumbing is the UK’s leading bathroom retailer, offering a wide range of over 34,000 products to B2C and trade customers. Victorian Plumbing offers its customers a one-stop shop solution for the entire bathroom with more than 130 own and third party brands across a wide spectrum of price points.

The Group’s product design and supply chain strengths are complemented by its creative and brand-focused marketing strategy, which predominantly focuses on online channels to drive significant and growing traffic to its website.

Headquartered in Skelmersdale, the Group employs over 600 staff across ten locations in Lancashire, Manchester and Birmingham.