Insider Selling: Porvair plc (LON:PRV) Insider Sells 70,000 Shares of Stock

Porvair plc (LON:PRV) insider Ben Stocks sold 70,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 716 ($9.01), for a total transaction of £501,200 ($630,837.00).

Porvair Price Performance

Shares of LON:PRV opened at GBX 700 ($8.81) on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 691.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 664.91. Porvair plc has a one year low of GBX 594 ($7.48) and a one year high of GBX 745.70 ($9.39). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock has a market capitalization of £320.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.75 and a beta of 0.76.

Porvair (LON:PRV) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported GBX 38.60 ($0.49) EPS for the quarter. Porvair had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 10.75%. On average, analysts predict that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Tuesday, December 10th.

Porvair Company Profile

Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.