Insider Buying: Keller Group (LON:KLR) Insider Purchases £199,030 in Stock

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) insider Stephen King acquired 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,062 per share, with a total value of £199,030.

Keller Group Price Performance

Keller Group stock opened at GBX 3,076 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.48, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.03. Keller Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 1,238 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,518. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,903.69 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,365.46.

Keller Group (LON:KLR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 115.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Keller Group had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 24.09%. As a group, analysts predict that Keller Group plc will post 192.5925926 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,150 target price on shares of Keller Group in a report on Wednesday. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,910 target price on shares of Keller Group in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Keller Group from GBX 2,050 to GBX 2,270 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Keller Group from GBX 3,150 to GBX 3,300 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,907.50.

Keller Group Company Profile

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services. It also provides solutions, such as bearing capacity improvement, low carbon construction, containment, excavation support, stabilisation, marine structures, seepage control, slope stabilization, and monitoring.