Personal Group (LON:PGH) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Shares of Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 430 and last traded at GBX 430, with a volume of 185226 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 410.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 465 target price on shares of Personal Group in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 465 price target on shares of Personal Group in a research report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 520.

Personal Group Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 72.08, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of £135.48 million, a PE ratio of 19.46 and a beta of 0.18. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 399.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 372.58.

Personal Group (LON:PGH) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 12.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Personal Group had a return on equity of 20.34% and a net margin of 15.06%. On average, equities analysts predict that Personal Group Holdings Plc will post 19.0753425 EPS for the current year.

About Personal Group

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c. 1.25 million UK employees.

The Group’s insurance provides employees with access to affordable, individual policies for hospital, recovery and death benefit plans. The Group’s award-winning benefits platform, Hapi, brings together extensive employee benefits, discounts and rewards, in one responsive platform.