Assura Plc (LON:AGR) Insider Jonathan Murphy Sells 223,534 Shares

Assura Plc (LON:AGR) insider Jonathan Murphy sold 223,534 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 42 ($0.54), for a total transaction of £93,884.28 ($120,256.54).

Jonathan Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 5th, Jonathan Murphy acquired 357 shares of Assura stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 42 ($0.54) per share, for a total transaction of £149.94 ($192.06).
• On Tuesday, May 21st, Jonathan Murphy bought 198,975 shares of Assura stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 43 ($0.55) per share, with a total value of £85,559.25 ($109,592.99).
• On Tuesday, May 7th, Jonathan Murphy purchased 774 shares of Assura stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 42 ($0.54) per share, with a total value of £325.08 ($416.40).

Assura Stock Performance

Shares of AGR opened at GBX 42.38 ($0.54) on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.04, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 41.12 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 42.34. The company has a market cap of £1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4,238.00, a price-to-earnings-growth 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).

Assura Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th were issued a dividend of GBX 0.84 ($0.01) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 6th. This is a boost from Assura’s previous dividend of $0.82. Assura’s payout ratio is -30,000.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on AGR. Peel Hunt downgraded shares of Assura to an “add” rating and set a GBX 48 ($0.61) price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Assura in a research report on Thursday, July 4th.

About Assura

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.