Vistry Group (LON:VTY) Shares Break Above 50 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY – Get Free Report) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 261.13 and traded as high as GBX 278. Vistry Group shares last traded at GBX 275.40, with a volume of 133,504,281 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 180 target price on shares of Vistry Group in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 272 price target on shares of Vistry Group in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on Vistry Group from GBX 263 to GBX 252 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 400.62.

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Vistry Group Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 261.13 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 363.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.07. The company has a market cap of £867.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.73, a P/E/G ratio of -0.20 and a beta of 1.91.

Vistry Group (LON:VTY – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 24th. The company reported GBX (18.80) earnings per share for the quarter. Vistry Group had a negative return on equity of 16.57% and a negative net margin of 14.73%. On average, analysts expect that Vistry Group PLC will post 108.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alice Woodwark purchased 8,305 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 241 per share, for a total transaction of £20,015.05. 1.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Vistry Group

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Vistry Group is a leading homebuilder developing in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places where people love to live.

Operating across 25 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK. Our partners include Registered Providers, Local Authorities, Homes England and Private Rented Sector providers.

Our timber manufacturing capability, Vistry Works, is at the core of our strategy to deliver more quality homes, faster.

We sell homes on the open market through three respected brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.

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