Insider Buying: Capita (LON:CPI) Insider Buys 12,178 Shares of Stock

Capita plc (LON:CPI) insider Pablo Andres purchased 12,178 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 280 per share, with a total value of £34,098.40.

Pablo Andres also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 11th, Pablo Andres acquired 12,000 shares of Capita stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 275 per share, for a total transaction of £33,000.

Capita Price Performance

Shares of Capita stock opened at GBX 292.60 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 409.05, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.53. Capita plc has a one year low of GBX 168 and a one year high of GBX 415.50. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 375.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 336.96. The stock has a market capitalization of £332.83 million, a P/E ratio of 21.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 0.66.

Capita (LON:CPI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 49.71 EPS for the quarter. Capita had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 8.48%.

Key Headlines Impacting Capita

Here are the key news stories impacting Capita this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Senior insiders bought stock — Capita’s CFO Pablo Andres disclosed a ~£100k/36,xxx-share purchase, signaling management confidence. Capita CFO Pablo Andres Increases Stake with £100k Share Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Other insider buying — Chief People Officer Scott Hill also purchased shares recently, adding to insider-led confidence signals. Capita Discloses Share Purchase by Chief People Officer Scott Hill
• Positive Sentiment: Operational progress cited — Capita says 2025 was pivotal, reporting profit growth, contract wins and acceleration of its AI-led transformation, which supports a mid‑to‑longer term recovery narrative. Capita boosts profit and contract wins as AI-led transformation gathers pace
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results released — Capita reported GBX 49.71 EPS for the quarter, with a net margin of 0.69% and ROE 8.48%; the company published its conference-call transcript and slide deck for investors to review. Capita Earnings & Conference Call Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term margin guidance disappointed — Management guided to lower 2026 margins citing contact-centre weakness and higher costs, which provoked an earlier selloff and remains a near-term headwind. Capita’s shares tumble as it guides for lower profit margin

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 900 price objective on shares of Capita in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 494.

About Capita

Capita is a modern outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita’s colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology. We play an integral role in society – our work matters to the lives of the millions of people who rely on us every day.