Just Group (LON:JUST - Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by equities research analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from GBX 190 ($2.46) to GBX 200 ($2.59) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm presently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada's price objective indicates a potential upside of 42.05% from the stock's current price.
Just Group Price Performance
Just Group stock traded down GBX 6.80 ($0.09) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 140.80 ($1.82). The company had a trading volume of 6,415,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,322,642. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 159.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 149.72. The company has a market cap of £1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 2.30, a quick ratio of 4.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.09. Just Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 95 ($1.23) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 168.60 ($2.18).
Just Group (LON:JUST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 36 ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter. Just Group had a return on equity of 8.47% and a net margin of 3.40%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Just Group will post 38.3510638 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Just Group
In other news, insider Mark Godson bought 66,086 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 151 ($1.95) per share, with a total value of £99,789.86 ($128,994.13). Corporate insiders own 1.99% of the company's stock.
About Just Group
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Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.
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