Dave Watts Purchases 259 Shares of Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ) Stock

Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ) insider Dave Watts acquired 259 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 58 ($0.76) per share, with a total value of £150.22 ($198.07).

Dave Watts also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 14th, Dave Watts purchased 303 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 50 ($0.66) per share, with a total value of £151.50 ($199.76).
• On Friday, February 14th, Dave Watts bought 244 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 62 ($0.82) per share, for a total transaction of £151.28 ($199.47).

Vanquis Banking Group Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of LON:VANQ traded down GBX 0.20 ($0.00) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 56.90 ($0.75). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 286,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 889,834. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 57.16 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 51.59. Vanquis Banking Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 37.40 ($0.49) and a twelve month high of GBX 67.60 ($0.89). The firm has a market capitalization of £144.29 million, a PE ratio of -4.62 and a beta of 1.45.

Vanquis Banking Group (LON:VANQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX (9.70) (($0.13)) earnings per share for the quarter. Vanquis Banking Group had a negative return on equity of 5.64% and a negative net margin of 6.88%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vanquis Banking Group plc will post 4.1557331 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Vanquis Banking Group in a report on Friday, March 14th.

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