Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE) Insider Liam Butterworth Buys 161,045 Shares of Stock

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) (LON:ROSE) insider Liam Butterworth acquired 161,045 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 310 per share, with a total value of £499,239.50.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of LON:ROSE traded up GBX 12 during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 322. The company had a trading volume of 2,414,335 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,693,009. The stock has a market cap of £3.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.25 and a beta of 0.84. Rose Petroleum plc has a one year low of GBX 294 and a one year high of GBX 395. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 334.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 339.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.18, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 2.29.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROSE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 450 price target on shares of Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) in a report on Friday, September 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 475 price objective on shares of Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) in a report on Friday, September 4th. Four 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 target price of GBX 1,481.25.

Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L) Company Profile

Rose Petroleum plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily explores for and develops oil and gas resources in the United States. The company holds a 75% working interest in Paradox Basin covering an approximately 80,000 net acres located in Utah, the United States. The company was formerly known as VANE Minerals plc and changed its name to Rose Petroleum plc in August 2013. Rose Petroleum plc was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.