Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Earns Hold Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Vistry Group (LON:VTY)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 272 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group‘s target price indicates a potential downside of 1.23% from the company’s previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 263 to GBX 252 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 180 target price on shares of Vistry Group in a report on Friday, September 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 400.62.

Vistry Group Trading Up 7.9%

Vistry Group stock traded up GBX 20.20 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 275.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 133,504,281 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,147,733. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.07, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of £875.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.91. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 261.11 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 365.22. Vistry Group has a 12 month low of GBX 216 and a 12 month high of GBX 746.40.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 24th. The company reported GBX (18.80) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a negative net margin of 14.73% and a negative return on equity of 16.57%. As a group, analysts forecast that Vistry Group will post 108.46 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Vistry Group

In other news, insider Alice Woodwark bought 8,305 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £20,015.05. Company insiders own 1.23% 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.