A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Insider Acquires £152.28 in Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) insider Euan Sutherland acquired 27 shares of A.G. BARR stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 564 per share, with a total value of £152.28.

Euan Sutherland also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 7th, Euan Sutherland acquired 24 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 604 per share, for a total transaction of £144.96.
• On Friday, August 7th, Euan Sutherland purchased 25 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 615 per share, for a total transaction of £153.75.

A.G. BARR Price Performance

LON BAG opened at GBX 552 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 593.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 619.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.52, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.99. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 538 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 715.32. The firm has a market cap of £607.76 million, a P/E ratio of 13.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.35.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported GBX 24.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. A.G. BARR had a net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 13.40%. On average, analysts anticipate that A.G. BARR p.l.c. will post 43.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BAG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank cut shares of A.G. BARR to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from GBX 800 to GBX 625 in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 800 price objective on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 800 price objective on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, A.G. BARR presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 741.67.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love.

Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G. Barr strives to grow its business both organically and through targeted acquisition.