Insider Buying: Hunting (LON:HTG) Insider Acquires £33,431.12 in Stock

Hunting PLC (LON:HTG) insider Bruce Ferguson bought 6,568 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 509 per share, with a total value of £33,431.12.

Bruce Ferguson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 10th, Bruce Ferguson sold 66,154 shares of Hunting stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 507, for a total transaction of £335,400.78.

Hunting Stock Performance

LON HTG opened at GBX 482 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of £709.03 million, a P/E ratio of -22.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.38. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 465.70 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 391.07. Hunting PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 245 and a 12-month high of GBX 553.

Hunting declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, March 5th that allows the company to repurchase $40.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting Hunting

Here are the key news stories impacting Hunting this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital reiterated a Buy on Hunting, providing an analyst-level endorsement that can support investor confidence. RBC Capital Remains a Buy on Hunting (HTG)
• Positive Sentiment: Director Bruce Ferguson bought 6,568 shares at GBX 509 on March 13, a small insider purchase that can be read as a signal of management confidence. Insider transactions (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Hunting published its 2025 Annual Report and set the AGM date — routine disclosure that provides updated financials and governance detail but is not an immediate catalyst by itself. Hunting PLC Publishes 2025 Annual Report and Sets Date for 2026 AGM
• Neutral Sentiment: Executives have partially vested and exercised performance share awards and received part of 2025 bonuses in shares — this increases management’s equity alignment with shareholders but can also mean share issuance/dilution; the net effect is mixed. Hunting Executives Exercise Performance Share Awards and Lift Equity Stakes Hunting PLC Delivers Executive Bonuses in Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier this week Bruce Ferguson sold 66,154 shares at GBX 507 (far larger than his subsequent purchase), a sizeable insider disposition that investors often view as profit‑taking or a negative signal on near‑term outlook. Insider transactions (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Press/market commentary notes the share price has passed above the 200‑day moving average and asks whether it’s “time to sell,” which can trigger technical profit‑taking and short‑term selling pressure. Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HTG has been the topic of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Hunting from GBX 450 to GBX 580 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Hunting from GBX 440 to GBX 500 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 600 price objective on shares of Hunting in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 536.

Hunting Company Profile

Hunting is a global precision engineering group, which provides quality-assured products and services for the energy, aviation, commercial space, defence, medical, and power generation sectors.

Our strong focus on quality assured products, supported by rigorous health and safety procedures, ensures we assist in the delivery of energy safely and it is also the basis of our standing in this critical, global industry.

Our intellectual property portfolio enables the Hunting Group to maintain a leading technology edge, so that energy projects are delivered quicker and at lower cost with minimal impact on the environment.

Our people are our most important asset.