Vinay Kumar Abrol Acquires 774 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider Vinay Kumar Abrol acquired 774 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £1,865.34.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of LON:LIO traded up GBX 6 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 237.50. 616,545 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 806,841. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 272.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 319.70. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 221.88 and a 52-week high of GBX 471.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market cap of £148.29 million, a P/E ratio of 11.86, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.