Diageo plc (LON:DGE - Get Free Report) insider Nik Jhangiani sold 65,676 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,165 ($27.98), for a total transaction of £1,421,885.40 ($1,837,298.62).
Nik Jhangiani also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 10th, Nik Jhangiani acquired 7 shares of Diageo stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,211 ($28.57) per share, for a total transaction of £154.77 ($199.99).
- On Friday, January 10th, Nik Jhangiani acquired 5 shares of Diageo stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,538 ($32.79) per share, for a total transaction of £126.90 ($163.97).
Diageo Stock Down 1.7 %
Shares of LON:DGE traded down GBX 38.50 ($0.50) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 2,176.50 ($28.12). The stock had a trading volume of 4,815,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,000,451. Diageo plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,098.50 ($27.12) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,974.50 ($38.44). The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 234.57. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,322.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,427.93. The company has a market cap of £48.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.19, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36.
Analyst Ratings Changes
DGE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Diageo to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from GBX 2,300 ($29.72) to GBX 2,920 ($37.73) in a report on Thursday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,500 ($32.30) price objective on shares of Diageo in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Diageo to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($36.18) price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Diageo has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 2,876.67 ($37.17).
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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.
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