Man Group Plc (LON:EMG) Insider Laurie Fitch Buys 7,390 Shares

Man Group Plc (LON:EMG) insider Laurie Fitch bought 7,390 shares of Man Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 213 ($2.64) per share, for a total transaction of £15,740.70 ($19,483.48).

Man Group Stock Performance

EMG stock opened at GBX 214.60 ($2.66) on Friday. Man Group Plc has a one year low of GBX 196.87 ($2.44) and a one year high of GBX 279.23 ($3.46). The firm has a market cap of £2.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,073.00, a PEG ratio of -1.15 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.95, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 3.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 207.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 220.94.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Man Group to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 194 ($2.40) to GBX 272 ($3.37) in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Man Group to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from GBX 194 ($2.40) to GBX 272 ($3.37) in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 291.17 ($3.60).

About Man Group

With a heritage in aiming to deliver attractive performance and tailored client solutions, Man Group is a highly active investment manager, powered by cutting edge investment technology. As a manager of millions of savers’ capital, we have a responsibility as stewards of those investments to create a better, more sustainable future for investors and society.