Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Shares of Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 218.40 and last traded at GBX 218.40, with a volume of 7927679 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 226.60.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Bridgepoint Group from GBX 395 to GBX 415 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 385.

Bridgepoint Group Trading Down 0.4%

The company has a market capitalization of £1.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.85, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 257.67 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 282.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.04, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a current ratio of 279.03.

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 26.50 EPS for the quarter. Bridgepoint Group had a net margin of 7.68% and a return on equity of 4.25%. Analysts anticipate that Bridgepoint Group plc will post 17.4062165 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michelle Scrimgeour bought 21,616 shares of Bridgepoint Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 230 per share, for a total transaction of £49,716.80. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Bridgepoint Group Company Profile

Bridgepoint Group plc is a private equity and private credit firm specializing in middle market, small mid cap, small cap, growth capital, buyouts investments, syndicate debt, infrastructure, direct lending and credit opportunities in private credit investments. It prefers to invest in advanced industrials, automation, agricultural sciences, energy transition enablers, business services, financial services, professional services, testing inspection and certification, information services, consumer, digital brands, video games, wellbeing products, health care, pharma and MedTech outsourced services, pharma products, and MedTech Products sectors.