Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) Insider Purchases £19,937.50 in Stock

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) insider Miriam Greenwood bought 2,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 ($9.20) per share, for a total transaction of £19,937.50 ($25,291.77).

Liontrust Asset Management Price Performance

Shares of LON:LIO opened at GBX 685 ($8.69) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 745.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 670.17. Liontrust Asset Management PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 519 ($6.58) and a 52 week high of GBX 865 ($10.97). The firm has a market capitalization of £436.96 million, a P/E ratio of 2,537.04, a PEG ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Liontrust Asset Management Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 4th will be paid a GBX 50 ($0.63) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.66%. This is a positive change from Liontrust Asset Management’s previous dividend of $22.00. Liontrust Asset Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26,666.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on LIO shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 600 ($7.61) target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a report on Thursday. Barclays cut shares of Liontrust Asset Management to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 760 ($9.64) target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 750 ($9.51) price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management in a research note 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.