Helen Willis Sells 234,555 Shares of Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) Stock

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) insider Helen Willis sold 234,555 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 107 ($1.39), for a total transaction of £250,973.85 ($325,475.10).

Costain Group Trading Up 3.3 %

Shares of Costain Group stock opened at GBX 109 ($1.41) on Thursday. Costain Group PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 47.20 ($0.61) and a 1 year high of GBX 109.89 ($1.43). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company has a market capitalization of £296.83 million, a P/E ratio of 988.65, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 102.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 90.58.

Costain Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th were given a dividend of GBX 0.40 ($0.01) per share. This represents a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 12th. Costain Group’s payout ratio is currently 909.09%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Costain Group from GBX 80 ($1.04) to GBX 105 ($1.36) and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd.

About Costain Group

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets.