David Wilton Acquires 2,500 Shares of CVS Group (LON:CVSG) Stock

CVS Group plc (LON:CVSG) insider David Wilton acquired 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,219 per share, with a total value of £30,475.

CVS Group Trading Down 1.3%

LON CVSG opened at GBX 1,218 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,265.93 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,249.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.52, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The stock has a market capitalization of £872.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.55, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.02. CVS Group plc has a one year low of GBX 800 and a one year high of GBX 1,648.

CVS Group (LON:CVSG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 7th. The company reported GBX 80.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. CVS Group had a net margin of 3.20% and a return on equity of 7.86%. Equities research analysts predict that CVS Group plc will post 93.9393939 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on CVS Group from GBX 1,250 to GBX 1,420 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,900 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of CVS Group from GBX 1,500 to GBX 1,700 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,600 price objective on shares of CVS Group in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,000 price objective on shares of CVS Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CVS Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,724.

About CVS Group

CVS Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in veterinary, pet crematoria, online pharmacy, and retail businesses. The company operates through four segments: Veterinary Practices, Laboratories, Crematoria, and Online Retail Business. It operates in animal veterinary practices and complementary veterinary diagnostic businesses.