Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Jonathan Murphy Sells 104,817 Shares of Stock

Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 14th, 2023

Assura Plc (LON:AGR – Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Murphy sold 104,817 shares of Assura stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 46 ($0.59), for a total transaction of £48,215.82 ($62,029.87).

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

On Friday, May 5th, Jonathan Murphy bought 294 shares of Assura stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 51 ($0.66) per share, for a total transaction of £149.94 ($192.90).

Assura Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of AGR opened at GBX 46.18 ($0.59) on Friday. Assura Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 43.12 ($0.55) and a 52 week high of GBX 71.60 ($0.92). The firm has a market capitalization of £1.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,154.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 48.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 50.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.90, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 1.95.

Assura Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 8th were issued a GBX 0.82 ($0.01) dividend. This is a boost from Assura’s previous dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 8th. This represents a yield of 1.63%. Assura’s dividend payout ratio is -7,500.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on AGR. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 65 ($0.84) price target on shares of Assura in a report on Tuesday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 56 ($0.72) target price on shares of Assura in a research note on Wednesday, May 24th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Assura in a research report on Thursday, July 6th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 57 ($0.73) price target on shares of Assura in a report on Wednesday, May 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Assura presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 60.75 ($0.78).

Assura Company Profile

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Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Warrington, UK – caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 31 March 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.