A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Hits New 52-Week High at $663.00

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 663 ($8.74) and last traded at GBX 663 ($8.74), with a volume of 18443 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 657 ($8.66).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 685 ($9.03) target price on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Thursday, July 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, A.G. BARR currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 601.75 ($7.94).

A.G. BARR Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 623.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 585.34. The company has a market cap of £733.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,932.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at A.G. BARR

In other news, insider Stuart Lorimer acquired 3,925 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 459 ($6.05) per share, with a total value of £18,015.75 ($23,758.08). In related news, insider Euan Sutherland purchased 11,957 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 621 ($8.19) per share, with a total value of £74,252.97 ($97,920.31). Also, insider Stuart Lorimer purchased 3,925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 459 ($6.05) per share, with a total value of £18,015.75 ($23,758.08). Insiders bought 15,968 shares of company stock valued at $9,279,377 over the last 90 days. 32.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.