Ken Murphy Acquires 35 Shares of Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Stock

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) insider Ken Murphy purchased 35 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 395 ($5.01) per share, for a total transaction of £138.25 ($175.18).

Ken Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 17th, Ken Murphy acquired 38 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 364 ($4.61) per share, for a total transaction of £138.32 ($175.27).

Tesco Price Performance

Tesco stock traded down GBX 0.70 ($0.01) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 374.10 ($4.74). The company's stock had a trading volume of 15,997,066 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,566,910. Tesco PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 272.80 ($3.46) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 398.10 ($5.04). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.81. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 368.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 358.53. The firm has a market capitalization of £24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 19.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on TSCO shares. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Tesco in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Tesco from GBX 410 ($5.20) to GBX 400 ($5.07) and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th.

Tesco Company Profile

Tesco was built to be a champion for customers, serving them every day with affordable, healthy and sustainable food. Our commitment to our customers extends beyond our stores, and into every community we serve – in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. We invest in communities to help them thrive, through supporting schools and children's groups, food banks and other good causes. In challenging times, our purpose has guided every part of the Group.