Just Group (LON:JUST) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Just Group plc (LON:JUST)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 151.20 ($1.91) and last traded at GBX 151.11 ($1.91), with a volume of 2521006 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 148 ($1.87).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.39) price objective on shares of Just Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th.

Just Group Stock Up 2.1 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 326.75, a quick ratio of 4.87 and a current ratio of 7.62. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 139.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 125.43. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,644.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.51.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Godson acquired 35,733 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.76) per share, for a total transaction of £49,668.87 ($62,864.03). 1.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Just Group Company Profile

Just Group plc provides various retirement income products and services to individual and corporate clients.in the United Kingdom. It offers defined benefit de-risking solutions, guaranteed income for life, secure lifetime income, care plans, and lifetime mortgage service. The company also engages in professional services and distribution business, which offers technology, broking, and advice solutions for corporate clients and pension schemes; and regulated financial advice for pension, investment, and savings.