AO World (LON:AO) Insider Sells £179,496.80 in Stock

AO World plc (LON:AO) insider John Roberts sold 183,160 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total value of £179,496.80.

AO World Stock Performance

LON AO opened at GBX 96.80 on Friday. AO World plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 77.15 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 120.40. The stock has a market cap of £562.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 93.52 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 93.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.92.

AO World (LON:AO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The company reported GBX 6.36 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 126.66 billion for the quarter. AO World had a return on equity of 21.65% and a net margin of 2.83%. As a group, analysts predict that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 160 price target on shares of AO World in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 148.50.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites.