Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) Trading Up 21.6% – Time to Buy?

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG)’s stock price was up 21.6% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 303.96 ($3.75) and last traded at GBX 297.60 ($3.67). Approximately 4,494,428 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 22% from the average daily volume of 3,694,198 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 244.80 ($3.02).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on CBG shares. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 610 ($7.52) target price on shares of Close Brothers Group in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Close Brothers Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 556.60 ($6.86).

Close Brothers Group Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 223.28 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 364.62. The stock has a market cap of £455.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 504.17, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Transactions at Close Brothers Group

In other news, insider Mike Morgan sold 10,885 shares of Close Brothers Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 241 ($2.97), for a total transaction of £26,232.85 ($32,342.31). Insiders own 2.91% of the company’s stock.

Close Brothers Group Company Profile

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services.