Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Sets New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 253.50 and last traded at GBX 256.50, with a volume of 1043108 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 263.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 500 price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 435 target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 260 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 340 to GBX 320 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 290 to GBX 280 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Liontrust Asset Management has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 359.

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Down 2.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of £160.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 306.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 343.57.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 earnings per share for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a net margin of 35.21% and a return on equity of 39.68%. Equities analysts anticipate that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Liontrust Asset Management

In related news, insider Luke Savage bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 281 per share, with a total value of £14,050. 9.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

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.