Vistry Group’s (VTY) Hold Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Vistry Group (LON:VTY)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Friday, September 25th, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 274 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 13.41% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 180 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research report on Friday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Vistry Group from GBX 430 to GBX 210 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 400.88.

Vistry Group Trading Down 3.4%

VTY stock traded down GBX 8.40 on Friday, reaching GBX 241.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,552,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,948,012. The firm has a market cap of £767.95 million, a PE ratio of 5.75, a PEG ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.86. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 276.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 289.28. Vistry Group has a 12-month low of GBX 220 and a 12-month high of GBX 746.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.07, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 2.36.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 24th. The company reported GBX (18.80) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vistry Group had a negative net margin of 14.73% and a negative return on equity of 16.57%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vistry Group will post 108.4606345 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Paul Whetsell acquired 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of £37,950. Also, insider Adam Daniels bought 38,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 261 per share, for a total transaction of £100,150.92. 1.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vistry Group Company Profile

Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.