Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported GBX 15.40 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Liontrust Asset Management had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 8.31%.The company had revenue of £134.38 million during the quarter.

Liontrust Asset Management Price Performance

LON LIO opened at GBX 330.47 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 286.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 263.86. Liontrust Asset Management has a fifty-two week low of GBX 221.88 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 419.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.34. The company has a market capitalization of £197.58 million, a PE ratio of 16.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.70 and a beta of 1.45.

Insider Transactions at Liontrust Asset Management

In related news, insider Vinay Kumar Abrol acquired 2,043 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 264 per share, with a total value of £5,393.52. Also, insider John Stephen Ions purchased 2,043 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 264 per share, with a total value of £5,393.52. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 247,401 shares of company stock valued at $66,043,809. Company insiders own 9.49% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on LIO shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 240 to GBX 235 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 270 to GBX 410 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Liontrust Asset Management from GBX 190 to GBX 205 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 357.

Liontrust Asset Management Company Profile

Liontrust Asset Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, , multi-asset and managed funds for its clients. It invests into the public equity and multi-asset markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as River and Mercantile Investment Management Limited. Liontrust Asset Management Plc was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.