Samir Ayub Sells 59,154 Shares of Polar Capital (LON:POLR) Stock

Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) insider Samir Ayub sold 59,154 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 882, for a total transaction of £521,738.28.

Polar Capital Stock Performance

Shares of POLR opened at GBX 872 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £821.30 million, a PE ratio of 14.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 852.88 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 710.99. Polar Capital Holdings plc has a one year low of GBX 435 and a one year high of GBX 990. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.69, a current ratio of 2.53 and a quick ratio of 2.45.

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 1st. The company reported GBX 59.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Polar Capital had a return on equity of 42.37% and a net margin of 21.43%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Polar Capital Holdings plc will post 42.5061425 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

POLR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Polar Capital from GBX 670 to GBX 1,260 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Polar Capital from GBX 1,050 to GBX 1,250 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,045.

Polar Capital Company Profile

Polar Capital Holdings plc is a publicly owned specialist, investment-led, active fund manager. The firm provides its services to professional and institutional investors. It launches and manages equity and balanced mutual funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. Polar Capital Holdings plc was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.