Britvic (LON:BVIC) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Britvic plc (LON:BVIC)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,312 ($16.05) and last traded at GBX 1,312 ($16.05), with a volume of 209566 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,311 ($16.04).

Britvic Trading Up 0.1 %

The stock has a market cap of £3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,572.55, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,295 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,274.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 253.32, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Insider Transactions at Britvic

In related news, insider Simon Litherland sold 18,862 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,292 ($15.81), for a total value of £243,697.04 ($298,209.79). Also, insider Rebecca Napier sold 3,324 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,308 ($16.01), for a total transaction of £43,477.92 ($53,203.52). Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 47 shares of company stock valued at $60,922. 9.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Britvic

Britvic plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells soft drinks in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, France, Brazil, and internationally. It provides fruit juices, syrups, squash, mineral water, sodas, mixers, and energy and flavored drinks. The company supplies water-coolers and bottled water; offers pension funding and financing services; and designs, installs, as well as engages in maintenance of integrated tap related solutions.