Volution Group (LON:FAN) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Volution Group plc (LON:FAN)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 182.95 and last traded at GBX 615, with a volume of 3197068 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 631.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 625 price target on shares of Volution Group in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Volution Group from GBX 600 to GBX 680 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Volution Group from GBX 780 to GBX 820 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Volution Group from GBX 700 to GBX 740 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Volution Group from GBX 720 to GBX 730 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 719.

Volution Group Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 642.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 628.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.97, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of £1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.71 and a beta of 1.36.

Volution Group (LON:FAN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported GBX 33.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Volution Group had a net margin of 12.31% and a return on equity of 17.78%. Research analysts expect that Volution Group plc will post 30.0441826 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Volution Group news, insider Andy O’Brien sold 93,607 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 649, for a total transaction of £607,509.43. Also, insider Celia Baxter acquired 3,719 shares of Volution Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 628 per share, for a total transaction of £23,355.32. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 13,934 shares of company stock valued at $9,118,292 and have sold 164,052 shares valued at $106,962,863. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Volution Group Company Profile

Volution Group plc (LSE: FAN) is a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction markets in the UK, the Nordics, Central Europe and Australasia.