Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 463.30.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Vistry Group to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from GBX 803 to GBX 600 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 251 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Vistry Group from GBX 430 to GBX 210 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 180 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised Vistry Group to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from GBX 670 to GBX 610 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th.

Vistry Group Stock Performance

VTY stock opened at GBX 242.63 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.93. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 295.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 481.78. Vistry Group has a twelve month low of GBX 220 and a twelve month high of GBX 746.40. The firm has a market cap of £770.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.78, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.85.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vistry Group

In related news, insider Rob Woodward acquired 18,319 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 353 per share, for a total transaction of £64,666.07. In the last three months, insiders acquired 18,418 shares of company stock worth $6,496,721. Corporate insiders own 1.21% of the company’s stock.

About Vistry Group

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.