SSE plc (LON:SSE) Insider Buys £775.20 in Stock

SSE plc (LON:SSE) insider Martin Pibworth bought 40 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,938 ($25.95) per share, with a total value of £775.20 ($1,038.03).

SSE Stock Performance

Shares of SSE stock opened at GBX 1,955 ($26.18) on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £21.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,253.21, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.56. SSE plc has a 52-week low of GBX 1,485 ($19.88) and a 52-week high of GBX 2,019 ($27.04). The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.20. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,899.16 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,787.36.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of SSE in a report on Friday, July 5th.

SSE Company Profile

SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates, and develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands.