Insider Buying: Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Buys 50,486 Shares of Stock

Assura Plc (LON:AGR) insider Ed Smith acquired 50,486 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 39 ($0.50) per share, for a total transaction of £19,689.54 ($25,072.63).

Assura Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Assura stock opened at GBX 39.72 ($0.51) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.04, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 2.84. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.19 billion, a PE ratio of -3,972.00, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.30. Assura Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 37.54 ($0.48) and a 1-year high of GBX 50.12 ($0.64). The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 41.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 43.07.

Assura Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.84 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This is an increase from Assura’s previous dividend of $0.82. This represents a yield of 1.97%. Assura’s payout ratio is -30,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AGR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Peel Hunt downgraded Assura to an “add” rating and set a GBX 48 ($0.61) price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Assura in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st.

Assura Company Profile

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK – caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion.