Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY) Insider Sells £108,409.36 in Stock

Mony Group Plc (LON:MONY - Get Free Report) insider Peter Duffy sold 53,668 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 202 ($2.57), for a total value of £108,409.36 ($137,995.62).

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 acquired at an average price of GBX 197 ($2.51) per share, for a total transaction of £149.72 ($190.58).
• On Thursday, February 6th, Peter Duffy acquired 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 192 ($2.44) per share, with a total value of £149.76 ($190.63).
• On Tuesday, January 7th, Peter Duffy purchased 78 shares of Mony Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 192 ($2.44) per share, with a total value of £149.76 ($190.63).

Mony Group Trading Up 3.5 %

MONY stock traded up GBX 6.40 ($0.08) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 189.60 ($2.41). The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,021,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,391,518. Mony Group Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 174 ($2.21) and a 1 year high of GBX 242.20 ($3.08). The firm has a market capitalization of £1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.27, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 197.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 196.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.86, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.82.

Mony Group (LON:MONY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The company reported GBX 17.10 ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mony Group had a return on equity of 34.74% and a net margin of 17.25%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Mony Group Plc will post 19.1090909 EPS for the current year.

Mony Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders 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 is an increase from Mony Group's previous dividend of $3.30. This represents a dividend yield of 4.45%. Mony Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 83.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Mony Group from GBX 290 ($3.69) to GBX 300 ($3.82) 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.