Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) insider Ken Murphy acquired 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 326 ($4.27) per share, for a total transaction of £130,400 ($170,680.63).
Ken Murphy also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, March 14th, Ken Murphy bought 37 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 371 ($4.86) per share, with a total value of £137.27 ($179.67).
- On Friday, February 14th, Ken Murphy purchased 35 shares of Tesco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 395 ($5.17) per share, for a total transaction of £138.25 ($180.96).
- On Friday, January 17th, Ken Murphy acquired 38 shares of Tesco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 364 ($4.76) per share, with a total value of £138.32 ($181.05).
Tesco Stock Up 2.9 %
TSCO opened at GBX 323.67 ($4.24) on Friday. Tesco PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 277.50 ($3.63) and a twelve month high of GBX 398.10 ($5.21). The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 353.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 358.65. The stock has a market cap of £21.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 126.35.
Tesco (LON:TSCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 10th. The retailer reported GBX 27.71 ($0.36) EPS for the quarter. Tesco had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 1.92%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Tesco PLC will post 27.374848 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently issued reports on TSCO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Tesco from GBX 410 ($5.37) to GBX 400 ($5.24) and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Tesco in a research note on Thursday.
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Tesco was built to be a champion for customers, serving them every day with affordable, healthy and sustainable food. Our commitment to our customers extends beyond our stores, and into every community we serve – in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. We invest in communities to help them thrive, through supporting schools and children's groups, food banks and other good causes.
In challenging times, our purpose has guided every part of the Group.
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