Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Stock Price Up 22.6% – Here’s Why

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG)’s stock price traded up 22.6% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 303.96 ($3.75) and last traded at GBX 300.10 ($3.70). 39,026,629 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 533% from the average session volume of 6,160,783 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 244.80 ($3.02).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CBG has been the topic of several recent research reports. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 610 ($7.52) price objective on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 556.60 ($6.86).

Close Brothers Group Stock Up 22.6 %

The firm has a market cap of £451.62 million, a PE ratio of 500.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 223.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 364.62.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mike Morgan sold 10,885 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 241 ($2.97), for a total transaction of £26,232.85 ($32,346.30). 2.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Close Brothers Group Company Profile

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.