Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Trading 21.6% Higher – What’s Next?

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG)’s stock price traded up 21.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 301.19 ($3.71) and last traded at GBX 297.60 ($3.67). 38,613,809 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 530% from the average session volume of 6,131,296 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 244.80 ($3.02).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CBG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 610 ($7.52) price objective on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 556.60 ($6.86).

Close Brothers Group Trading Up 21.6 %

The stock has a market cap of £447.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 496.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 223.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 364.62.

Insider Activity at Close Brothers Group

In other news, insider Mike Morgan sold 10,885 shares of Close Brothers Group stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 company 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.