LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) Insider Adrian Collins Buys 23,295 Shares

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) insider Adrian Collins bought 23,295 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 213 per share, for a total transaction of £49,618.35.

Adrian Collins also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 20th, Adrian Collins purchased 7,000 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 212 per share, for a total transaction of £14,840.

LSL Property Services Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of LON:LSL opened at GBX 215 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.75, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market capitalization of £213.69 million, a PE ratio of 13.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 222.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 243.83. LSL Property Services plc has a 1 year low of GBX 204 and a 1 year high of GBX 334.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 24.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a net margin of 9.21% and a return on equity of 20.71%. Analysts predict that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.137931 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LSL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 361 price target on shares of LSL Property Services in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of LSL Property Services in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 360.50.

LSL Property Services Company Profile

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors.