Costain Group (LON:COST) Stock: Insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan Acquires 5,692 Shares

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) insider Anthony (Tony) James Quinlan purchased 5,692 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 262 per share, with a total value of £14,913.04.

Costain Group Price Performance

Shares of LON COST opened at GBX 262 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 231.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 208.88. The stock has a market cap of £689.45 million, a P/E ratio of 18.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.89. Costain Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 136.60 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 265. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.61.

Costain Group (LON:COST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported GBX 5.70 EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 3.57% and a return on equity of 14.73%. Equities analysts expect that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on shares of Costain Group from GBX 240 to GBX 275 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 227.50.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain improves people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive. Through the delivery of predictable, best-in-class solutions across the transport, water, energy and defence markets, we are creating a sustainable future and securing a more prosperous, resilient and decarbonised UK.

By bringing together our unique mix of construction, consultancy, engineering and digital services, we work strategically with our customers and suppliers to meet critical national needs.