Insider Buying: Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Insider Buys £28,500 in Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 285 per share, with a total value of £28,500.

Liontrust Asset Management Trading Up 0.2%

LON:LIO opened at GBX 294 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £181.90 million, a P/E ratio of 19.10, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.54, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a one year low of GBX 223 and a one year high of GBX 358. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 295.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 290.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on LIO. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 360 to GBX 390 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Liontrust Asset Management to a “sell” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 205 to GBX 215 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 235 to GBX 270 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 362.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.