Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating restated by equities researchers at Berenberg Bank in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They presently have a GBX 170 ($2.20) price target on the stock. Berenberg Bank's price target would indicate a potential upside of 71.03% from the stock's previous close.
Essentra Stock Down 3.1 %
Shares of ESNT stock traded down GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 99.40 ($1.29). The company had a trading volume of 1,586,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,667,411. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 117.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 135.20. The company has a market capitalization of £285.71 million, a P/E ratio of 81.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.97. Essentra has a twelve month low of GBX 99.30 ($1.28) and a twelve month high of GBX 191.80 ($2.48).
Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a net margin of 1.13% and a return on equity of 1.28%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Essentra will post 524.137931 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Essentra
In related news, insider Rowan Baker acquired 10,036 shares of Essentra stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 104 ($1.34) per share, for a total transaction of £10,437.44 ($13,495.53). Also, insider Steve Good purchased 35,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, with a total value of £38,150 ($49,327.64). Corporate insiders own 0.99% of the company's stock.
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