Philippe Hamers Buys 55,125 Shares of Victoria (LON:VCP) Stock

Victoria PLC (LON:VCP) insider Philippe Hamers acquired 55,125 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 40 per share, for a total transaction of £22,050.

Philippe Hamers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers bought 8,180 shares of Victoria stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 35 per share, with a total value of £2,863.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers bought 10,599 shares of Victoria stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 31 per share, with a total value of £3,285.69.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers purchased 9,768 shares of Victoria stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 32 per share, for a total transaction of £3,125.76.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers purchased 7,500 shares of Victoria stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 34 per share, for a total transaction of £2,550.
• On Wednesday, December 17th, Philippe Hamers acquired 49,472 shares of Victoria stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 32 per share, with a total value of £15,831.04.

Victoria Price Performance

Shares of VCP opened at GBX 38 on Friday. Victoria PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 29.42 and a 12 month high of GBX 151. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -4,210.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of £43.43 million, a P/E ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 46.02 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 63.13.

Victoria (LON:VCP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX (11.95) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Victoria had a negative net margin of 8.48% and a negative return on equity of 356.44%. On average, research analysts forecast that Victoria PLC will post 15.8739255 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 170 target price on shares of Victoria in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 170.

About Victoria

Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The Company, which is headquartered in Worcester, UK, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and flooring accessories.

Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, the USA, and Australia and employs approximately 6,750 people across 30 sites.