Marston’s PLC (LON:MARS) Insider Acquires £50,398.65 in Stock

Marston’s PLC (LON:MARS) insider Hayleigh Lupino purchased 111,997 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 45 ($0.56) per share, with a total value of £50,398.65 ($63,179.95).

Hayleigh Lupino also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 11th, Hayleigh Lupino acquired 45,736 shares of Marston’s stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 43 ($0.54) per share, for a total transaction of £19,666.48 ($24,653.98).

Marston’s Price Performance

Shares of MARS opened at GBX 44 ($0.55) on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £279.04 million, a PE ratio of -1,466.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. Marston’s PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 25.55 ($0.32) and a 52-week high of GBX 47.75 ($0.60). The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 40.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 38.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 269.71, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.15.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MARS. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Marston’s in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Marston’s in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

About Marston’s

Marston’s PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston’s PLC in January 2007.