Vinay Kumar Abrol Acquires 774 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider Vinay Kumar Abrol purchased 774 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £1,865.34.

Liontrust Asset Management Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock traded up GBX 6 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 237.50. 616,545 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 806,841. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £148.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.86, a P/E/G ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.33. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 272.03 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 319.70. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 221.88 and a twelve month high of GBX 471.50.

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 18.68 EPS for the quarter. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 39.68% and a net margin of 35.21%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Liontrust Asset Management PLC will post 69.828816 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

About Liontrust Asset Management

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.