John Stephen Ions Acquires 2,043 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock

Posted by Hanz Christensen on May 6th, 2026

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO – Get Free Report) insider John Stephen Ions bought 2,043 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 264 per share, for a total transaction of £5,393.52.

John Stephen Ions also recently made the following trade(s):

On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 76,298 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £203,715.66.
On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 61,575 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £164,405.25.
On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 43,258 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £115,498.86.
On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions bought 62,184 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 267 per share, for a total transaction of £166,031.28.
On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions sold 89,849 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 267, for a total value of £239,896.83.
On Wednesday, April 29th, John Stephen Ions sold 215,041 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 267, for a total value of £574,159.47.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

Shares of LIO stock traded up GBX 7.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 258.54. The company had a trading volume of 202,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 570,893. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 255.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 263. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 221.88 and a 52-week high of GBX 419.50. The stock has a market cap of £156.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LIO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 240 to GBX 235 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 270 price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 185 to GBX 170 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 322.

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Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

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Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.