Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Sets New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 253.50 and last traded at GBX 256.50, with a volume of 1043108 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 263.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on LIO. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 435 price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Berenberg Bank cut their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 500 price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 359.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 306.99 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 343.57. The stock has a market capitalization of £160.94 million, a PE ratio of 9.79, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a net margin of 35.21% and a return on equity of 39.68%. Research analysts expect that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liontrust Asset Management

In related news, insider Luke Savage bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 281 per share, for a total transaction of £14,050. Insiders own 9.03% of the company’s stock.

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.