Insider Buying: BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) Insider Buys 9 Shares of Stock

BAE Systems plc (LON:BA - Get Free Report) insider Charles Woodburn bought 9 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,693 ($22.51) per share, with a total value of £152.37 ($202.59).

Charles Woodburn also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 28th, Charles Woodburn sold 877,344 shares of BAE Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,565 ($20.81), for a total value of £13,730,433.60 ($18,256,127.64).
• On Friday, March 14th, Charles Woodburn bought 9 shares of BAE Systems stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,127 ($14.98) per share, with a total value of £101.43 ($134.86).

BAE Systems Trading Down 0.3 %

BA stock traded down GBX 5.90 ($0.08) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,715.50 ($22.81). The company had a trading volume of 4,711,644 shares. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 94.02, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.91. BAE Systems plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1,012.50 ($13.46) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,415.25 ($18.82). The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,521.25 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,341.49. The company has a market cap of £53.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.43, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.33.

BAE Systems (LON:BA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported GBX 68.50 ($0.91) EPS for the quarter. BAE Systems had a return on equity of 16.87% and a net margin of 7.49%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that BAE Systems plc will post 73.537927 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BAE Systems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of GBX 20.60 ($0.27) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.24%. This is a positive change from BAE Systems's previous dividend of $12.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. BAE Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,510 ($20.08) price objective on shares of BAE Systems in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,440 ($19.15) price objective on shares of BAE Systems in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on BAE Systems from GBX 1,630 ($21.67) to GBX 1,725 ($22.94) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BAE Systems presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 1,528.75 ($20.33).

BAE Systems Company Profile

BAE Systems plc provides defense, aerospace, and security solutions worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Electronic Systems, Platforms & Services, Air, Maritime, and Cyber & Intelligence. The Electronic Systems segment offers electronic warfare systems, navigation systems, electro-optical sensors, military and commercial digital engine and flight controls, precision guidance and seeker solutions, military communication systems and data links, persistent surveillance capabilities, space electronics, and electric drive propulsion systems.