Currys plc (LON:CURY) Insider Steve Johnson Acquires 40,000 Shares

Currys plc (LON:CURY) insider Steve Johnson bought 40,000 shares of Currys stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 73 ($0.92) per share, with a total value of £29,200 ($36,933.97).

Currys Stock Performance

LON CURY opened at GBX 74.30 ($0.94) on Thursday. Currys plc has a 1 year low of GBX 43.02 ($0.54) and a 1 year high of GBX 81.30 ($1.03). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.32, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of £839.59 million, a PE ratio of 1,857.50 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 71.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 61.57.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on CURY. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on shares of Currys from GBX 90 ($1.14) to GBX 92 ($1.16) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 28th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 67 ($0.85) price target on shares of Currys in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 80 ($1.01) price target on shares of Currys in a research note on Friday, June 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 88.80 ($1.12).

About Currys

Currys plc operates as a retailer of technology products and services. It offers consumer electronics and mobile technology products and services; and mobile virtual network operator and consumer electrical repair services. The company also sells its products through online; and offers insurance services.