Just Group (LON:JUST) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Just Group plc (LON:JUST)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 214.50 and last traded at GBX 214.50, with a volume of 955643 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 214.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 170 target price on shares of Just Group in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Just Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 199.80.

Just Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.09, a current ratio of 2.30 and a quick ratio of 4.87. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 212.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 183.11. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.51.

Insider Buying and Selling at Just Group

In related news, insider David Richardson sold 809,107 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 213, for a total transaction of £1,723,397.91. 1.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Just Group Company Profile

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.