Sabre Insurance Group plc (LON:SBRE) Insider Buys £4,984.55 in Stock

Sabre Insurance Group plc (LON:SBRE - Get Free Report) insider Geoffrey Richard Carter acquired 3,805 shares of Sabre Insurance Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 131 ($1.69) per share, with a total value of £4,984.55 ($6,436.66).

Geoffrey Richard Carter also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Geoffrey Richard Carter acquired 112 shares of Sabre Insurance Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 133 ($1.72) per share, for a total transaction of £148.96 ($192.36).

Sabre Insurance Group Price Performance

Shares of LON SBRE traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 127.20 ($1.64). 420,961 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 518,659. The stock has a market capitalization of £316.93 million, a P/E ratio of 10.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 0.22. Sabre Insurance Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 123 ($1.59) and a 52-week high of GBX 182.60 ($2.36). The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 130.07 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 135.53.

Sabre Insurance Group (LON:SBRE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 14.48 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Sabre Insurance Group had a net margin of 12.82% and a return on equity of 12.19%. Analysts expect that Sabre Insurance Group plc will post 19.083558 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Sabre Insurance Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 11.30 ($0.15) per share. This is a boost from Sabre Insurance Group's previous dividend of $1.70. This represents a dividend yield of 8.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Sabre Insurance Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.62%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of Sabre Insurance Group from GBX 213 ($2.75) to GBX 210 ($2.71) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th.

About Sabre Insurance Group

Sabre Insurance Group plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the writing of general insurance for motor vehicles in the United Kingdom. It offers taxi, private car, and motorcycle insurance through a network of insurance brokers, as well as through its Go Girl and Insure 2 Drive brands. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dorking, the United Kingdom.