Insider Buying: Porvair (LON:PRV) Insider Purchases 5,701 Shares of Stock

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) insider Hooman Caman Javvi bought 5,701 shares of Porvair stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 870 per share, for a total transaction of £49,598.70.

Porvair Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of PRV stock traded up GBX 10 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 860. 31,244 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 45,755. Porvair plc has a 52-week low of GBX 624.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 920. The firm has a market capitalization of £396.77 million, a P/E ratio of 23.43 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 840.98 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 780.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

Porvair (LON:PRV) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported GBX 42.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Porvair had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 8.57%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Porvair

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications. The Laboratory segment is involved in the design and manufacture of instruments and consumables for use in environmental and bioscience laboratories with a focus on water analysis instruments, diagnostics, and sample preparation equipment.