Jeremy F. G. Pilkington Buys 2,500 Shares of Vp plc (LON:VP) Stock

Vp plc (LON:VP) insider Jeremy F. G. Pilkington acquired 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 600 ($7.49) per share, with a total value of £15,000 ($18,728.93).

VP Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of VP stock opened at GBX 615 ($7.68) on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £242.68 million, a PE ratio of -4,730.77 and a beta of 0.75. Vp plc has a twelve month low of GBX 460 ($5.74) and a twelve month high of GBX 745 ($9.30). The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 571.40 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 621.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.29.

VP (LON:VP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 39 ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter. VP had a negative return on equity of 3.23% and a negative net margin of 1.43%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vp plc will post 72.7728984 EPS for the current fiscal year.

VP Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.14) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a yield of 2.02%. VP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -30,000.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 950 ($11.86) price target on shares of VP in a research note on Friday, October 4th.

VP Company Profile

Vp plc provides equipment rental and associated services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company engages in the rental of telescopic handlers and tracked access platforms for construction and housebuilding sites; rental of tools and specialist products to the industry and construction markets, as well as homeowners; and rental of safety, survey, communication, and test and measurement equipment.