John Stephen Ions Purchases 777 Shares of Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider John Stephen Ions acquired 777 shares of Liontrust Asset Management stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 694 ($8.72) per share, for a total transaction of £5,392.38 ($6,774.35).

Liontrust Asset Management Stock Performance

Shares of LIO stock opened at GBX 718 ($9.02) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a one year low of GBX 519 ($6.52) and a one year high of GBX 833.50 ($10.47). The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 666.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 616.69. The stock has a market capitalization of £458.01 million, a PE ratio of 2,659.26, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.27.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on LIO. Barclays lowered shares of Liontrust Asset Management to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 760 ($9.55) target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 750 ($9.42) price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Wednesday, April 17th.

About Liontrust Asset Management

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited.