Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) Insider Michelle Scrimgeour Buys 21,616 Shares

Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT) insider Michelle Scrimgeour acquired 21,616 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 230 per share, for a total transaction of £49,716.80.

Bridgepoint Group Stock Performance

Shares of BPT traded down GBX 2 during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 238. The stock had a trading volume of 1,270,607 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,426,651. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 265.67 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 287.69. Bridgepoint Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 220.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 366.68. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.91, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.04, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a current ratio of 279.03.

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 26.50 EPS for the quarter. Bridgepoint Group had a net margin of 7.68% and a return on equity of 4.25%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Bridgepoint Group plc will post 17.4062165 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Bridgepoint Group from GBX 395 to GBX 415 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 385.

Bridgepoint Group Company Profile

Bridgepoint Group plc is a private equity and private credit firm specializing in middle market, small mid cap, small cap, growth capital, buyouts investments, syndicate debt, infrastructure, direct lending and credit opportunities in private credit investments. It prefers to invest in advanced industrials, automation, agricultural sciences, energy transition enablers, business services, financial services, professional services, testing inspection and certification, information services, consumer, digital brands, video games, wellbeing products, health care, pharma and MedTech outsourced services, pharma products, and MedTech Products sectors.