LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) Insider Acquires £149.27 in Stock

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) insider Adam Castleton bought 59 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of £149.27.

Adam Castleton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 7th, Adam Castleton bought 56 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 270 per share, for a total transaction of £151.20.

LSL Property Services Stock Performance

Shares of LSL stock opened at GBX 264 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.65, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 2.60. LSL Property Services plc has a one year low of GBX 204 and a one year high of GBX 282. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 261.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 235.19. The stock has a market capitalization of £256.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.44.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 11.90 earnings per share for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 9.26%. Equities analysts anticipate that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of LSL Property Services in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 360.50.

About LSL Property Services

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors.