CVS Group (LON:CVSG) Insider Buys £14,992.90 in Stock

CVS Group plc (LON:CVSG) insider Paul Higgs acquired 1,235 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,214 per share, for a total transaction of £14,992.90.

CVS Group Stock Down 0.8%

CVSG stock traded down GBX 9.79 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,202. 1,203,445 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 399,249. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,263.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,247.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.52. The stock has a market capitalization of £853.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.02. CVS Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 800 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,648.

CVS Group (LON:CVSG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 7th. The company reported GBX 80.10 earnings per share for the quarter. CVS Group had a net margin of 3.20% and a return on equity of 7.86%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CVS Group plc will post 93.9393939 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of CVS Group from GBX 1,250 to GBX 1,420 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,700 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,600 target price on shares of CVS Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,900 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,000 price objective on shares of CVS Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,724.

CVS Group Company Profile

CVS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in veterinary, pet crematoria, online pharmacy, and retail businesses. The company operates through four segments: Veterinary Practices, Laboratories, Crematoria, and Online Retail Business. It operates in animal veterinary practices and complementary veterinary diagnostic businesses.