Dave Watts Buys 259 Shares of Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ) Stock

Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON:VANQ - Get Free Report) insider Dave Watts purchased 259 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 58 ($0.77) per share, for a total transaction of £150.22 ($199.73).

Dave Watts also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, March 14th, Dave Watts purchased 303 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 50 ($0.66) per share, with a total value of £151.50 ($201.44).
• On Friday, February 14th, Dave Watts acquired 244 shares of Vanquis Banking Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 62 ($0.82) per share, for a total transaction of £151.28 ($201.14).

Vanquis Banking Group Price Performance

Shares of LON VANQ traded down GBX 0.60 ($0.01) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 61 ($0.81). 294,832 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 874,462. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 57.03 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 51.70. Vanquis Banking Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 37.40 ($0.50) and a 52-week high of GBX 67.60 ($0.90). The stock has a market capitalization of £154.68 million, a P/E ratio of -4.95 and a beta of 1.45.

Vanquis Banking Group (LON:VANQ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX (9.70) (($0.13)) earnings per share for the quarter. Vanquis Banking Group had a negative net margin of 6.88% and a negative return on equity of 5.64%. Analysts expect that Vanquis Banking Group plc will post 4.1557331 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Vanquis Banking Group in a report on Friday, March 14th.

Vanquis Banking Group Company Profile