Javier Ferrán Buys 339 Shares of Diageo plc (LON:DGE) Stock

Diageo plc (LON:DGE - Get Free Report) insider Javier Ferrán acquired 339 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,446 ($31.25) per share, with a total value of £8,291.94 ($10,594.02).

Javier Ferrán also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Javier Ferrán bought 352 shares of Diageo stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,350 ($30.02) per share, with a total value of £8,272 ($10,568.54).
• On Thursday, October 10th, Javier Ferrán purchased 324 shares of Diageo stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,531 ($32.34) per share, for a total transaction of £8,200.44 ($10,477.12).

Diageo Trading Up 1.2 %

Diageo stock traded up GBX 29.04 ($0.37) on Wednesday, hitting GBX 2,474.54 ($31.62). 7,576,654 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,617,921. Diageo plc has a 1 year low of GBX 2,165.60 ($27.67) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,056 ($39.04). The stock has a market capitalization of £54.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,871.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 186.26, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,478.69.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on DGE shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised Diageo to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.77) target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 3,200 ($40.88) target price on shares of Diageo in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Diageo presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 3,008 ($38.43).

About Diageo

Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavoured malt beverages. The company also provides Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as ready to drink and non-alcoholic products.