Insider Selling: Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY) Insider Sells 53,668 Shares of Stock

Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY) insider Peter Duffy sold 53,668 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 202 ($2.61), for a total transaction of £108,409.36 ($139,846.96).

Peter Duffy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 7th, Peter Duffy purchased 76 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 197 ($2.54) per share, with a total value of £149.72 ($193.14).
• On Thursday, February 6th, Peter Duffy acquired 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 192 ($2.48) per share, for a total transaction of £149.76 ($193.19).
• On Tuesday, January 7th, Peter Duffy acquired 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 192 ($2.48) per share, for a total transaction of £149.76 ($193.19).

Mony Group Stock Performance

Mony Group stock opened at GBX 189.20 ($2.44) on Friday. Mony Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 179.20 ($2.31) and a 1-year high of GBX 242.20 ($3.12). The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.86. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 197.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 196.74.

Mony Group (LON:MONY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The company reported GBX 17.10 ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter. Mony Group had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 34.74%. As a group, analysts expect that Mony Group Plc will post 19.1090909 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mony Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 9.20 ($0.12) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.45%. This is a boost from Mony Group’s previous dividend of $3.30. Mony Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 83.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Mony Group from GBX 290 ($3.74) to GBX 300 ($3.87) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 17th.

About Mony Group

MONY Group PLC is an established member of the FTSE 250 index. The Group operates a tech-led savings platform and leading UK brands including price comparison sites (MoneySuperMarket), cashback (Quidco) and a consumer finance content led brand (MoneySavingExpert). We cover a broad range of verticals including Insurance, Money, Home Services and Travel amongst others.