Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY) Insider Sells £108,409.36 in Stock

Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY) insider Peter Duffy sold 53,668 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 202 ($2.60), for a total transaction of £108,409.36 ($139,792.86).

Peter Duffy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 7th, Peter Duffy purchased 76 shares of Mony Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 197 ($2.54) per share, with a total value of £149.72 ($193.06).
• On Thursday, February 6th, Peter Duffy acquired 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 192 ($2.48) per share, with a total value of £149.76 ($193.11).
• On Tuesday, January 7th, Peter Duffy bought 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 192 ($2.48) per share, for a total transaction of £149.76 ($193.11).

Mony Group Stock Performance

Shares of MONY stock opened at GBX 189.20 ($2.44) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.86, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of £1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 197.01 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 196.67. Mony Group Plc has a one year low of GBX 179.20 ($2.31) and a one year high of GBX 242.20 ($3.12).

Mony Group (LON:MONY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 17th. The company reported GBX 17.10 ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mony Group had a return on equity of 34.74% and a net margin of 17.25%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Mony Group Plc will post 19.1090909 EPS for the current year.

Mony Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 9.20 ($0.12) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Mony Group’s previous dividend of $3.30. Mony Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 83.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Mony Group from GBX 290 ($3.74) to GBX 300 ($3.87) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 17th.

Mony Group Company Profile

MONY Group PLC is an established member of the FTSE 250 index. The Group operates a tech-led savings platform and leading UK brands including price comparison sites (MoneySuperMarket), cashback (Quidco) and a consumer finance content led brand (MoneySavingExpert). We cover a broad range of verticals including Insurance, Money, Home Services and Travel amongst others.