Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Jonathan Murphy Buys 357 Shares

Assura Plc (LON:AGR) insider Jonathan Murphy purchased 357 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 42 ($0.54) per share, with a total value of £149.94 ($192.06).

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

• On Tuesday, May 21st, Jonathan Murphy acquired 198,975 shares of Assura stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 43 ($0.55) per share, for a total transaction of £85,559.25 ($109,592.99).
• On Tuesday, May 7th, Jonathan Murphy bought 774 shares of Assura stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 42 ($0.54) per share, with a total value of £325.08 ($416.40).

Assura Stock Up 1.2 %

AGR stock opened at GBX 42.40 ($0.54) on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 41.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 42.47. Assura Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 37.54 ($0.48) and a twelve month high of GBX 50.12 ($0.64). The firm has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a PE ratio of -4,240.00, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.04.

Assura Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th were given a GBX 0.84 ($0.01) dividend. This is a positive change from Assura’s previous dividend of $0.82. This represents a dividend yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 6th. Assura’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -30,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Peel Hunt cut shares of Assura to an “add” rating and set a GBX 48 ($0.61) price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Assura in a report on Thursday, July 4th.

Assura Company Profile

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, 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 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.