Vp plc (LON:VP) Insider Purchases £15,000 in Stock

Vp plc (LON:VP) insider Jeremy F. G. Pilkington acquired 2,500 shares of VP stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 600 ($7.49) per share, for a total transaction of £15,000 ($18,724.25).

VP Stock Performance

Shares of VP opened at GBX 615 ($7.68) on Friday. Vp plc has a 1 year low of GBX 460 ($5.74) and a 1 year high of GBX 745 ($9.30). The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 571.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 621.04. The company has a market capitalization of £242.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4,730.77 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.29, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.05.

VP (LON:VP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 39 ($0.49) earnings per share for the quarter. VP had a negative return on equity of 3.23% and a negative net margin of 1.43%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vp plc will post 72.7728984 EPS for the current year.

VP Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a GBX 11.50 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. VP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -30,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 950 ($11.86) target price on shares of VP in a research note on Friday, October 4th.

VP Company Profile

Vp plc provides equipment rental and associated services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company engages in the rental of telescopic handlers and tracked access platforms for construction and housebuilding sites; rental of tools and specialist products to the industry and construction markets, as well as homeowners; and rental of safety, survey, communication, and test and measurement equipment.