Helen Miles Sells 1,430 Shares of Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total transaction of £41,355.60.

Severn Trent Trading Up 0.8%

Severn Trent stock traded up GBX 22 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 2,896. 82,779,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,132,300. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.73. Severn Trent PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 2,381 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,335. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.53, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.54. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,081.74 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,994.44.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 EPS for the quarter. Severn Trent had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 20.35%. The firm had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate that Severn Trent PLC will post 107.3706004 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on SVT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,700 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Severn Trent has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 6,867.14.

Severn Trent Company Profile

As one of Britain’s largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region – around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK’s regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.