Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) Insider Acquires £18,400.90 in Stock

Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK) insider Andrew Martin purchased 485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,794 per share, for a total transaction of £18,400.90.

Intertek Group Stock Down 1.7%

LON:ITRK traded down GBX 62 during trading hours on Monday, reaching GBX 3,672. 1,715,184 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,855,803. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,426.56 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 4,640.70. Intertek Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 3,664 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,150. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 152.20, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of £5.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.66.

Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 255.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intertek Group had a return on equity of 31.07% and a net margin of 10.01%. On average, equities analysts expect that Intertek Group plc will post 263.7305699 earnings per share for the current year.

Intertek Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Intertek Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several directors and senior managers bought shares (total ~2,024 shares across ~11 transactions, ~£76.8k), which can be read as a sign of management confidence or opportunity buying at current levels. MarketBeat Insider Trades
• Neutral Sentiment: Some purchases were small and clustered around the same price (GBX 3,794), suggesting routine or formulaic purchases (e.g., planned purchases or share plan activity) rather than a single bullish signal. MarketBeat Insider Trades
• Negative Sentiment: Two large insider sales dominate the picture: Andre Lacroix sold 37,635 shares (~£1.43m) and Colm Deasy sold 3,176 shares (~£120.5k). The scale of these disposals outweighs the buys and is likely interpreted by the market as a negative signal or a source of selling pressure. MarketBeat Insider Trades

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Intertek Group from GBX 5,800 to GBX 4,800 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Intertek Group from GBX 5,847 to GBX 5,717 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 5,169.50.

About Intertek Group

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide.

Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains.

Intertek is a purpose-led company to Bring Quality, Safety and Sustainability to Life. We provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in each of their operations.

Our Customer Promise is: Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently, with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.