A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Reaches New 1-Year High at $650.00

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 650 ($8.45) and last traded at GBX 648.44 ($8.43), with a volume of 40625 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 646 ($8.39).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 685 ($8.90) target price on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Thursday, July 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 601.75 ($7.82).

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £716.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,900.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 618.65 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 582.06.

Insider Buying and Selling at A.G. BARR

In other A.G. BARR news, insider Stuart Lorimer purchased 3,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 459 ($5.96) per share, for a total transaction of £18,015.75 ($23,409.24). In other A.G. BARR news, insider Stuart Lorimer purchased 3,925 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 459 ($5.96) per share, with a total value of £18,015.75 ($23,409.24). Also, insider Euan Sutherland purchased 11,957 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 621 ($8.07) per share, for a total transaction of £74,252.97 ($96,482.55). In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 15,968 shares of company stock worth $9,279,377. 32.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.