Vertu Motors

(VTU)
Sector: Retailers
63.50p
-1.00p -1.55
Last updated: 16:44:05

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 63.90p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 60.50p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 5.32

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 63.10p-67.40p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 375,275.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 64.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 63.50p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 62.90p-87.40p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £212.26
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 337.60
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 6.7
PEG ratio n/a
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 7.40p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth -49
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 8.96
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 0.20
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.03
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 2.15p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 3.5
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 4.26
Dividend per share growth 26.47

Vertu Motors Fundamentals

The Vertu Motors group operates a nationwide chain of franchised motor dealerships offering sale, servicing, parts and bodyshop facilities for new and used car and commercial vehicles. Formed in 2006 with the aim of consolidating UK motor retail businesses, it has become the fifth largest motor retailer in the country, operating from over 130 locations.

Vertu Motors Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
05/09/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
04/09/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
03/09/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
02/09/2024 07:00 Trading Update RNS
29/08/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
21/08/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
20/08/2024 15:25 Notification of PDMR interests RNS
19/08/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
15/08/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
14/08/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS

Vertu Motors Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
19/09/2024 16:35:01 63p 20,867 £13,146.21 PC Sell
19/09/2024 16:35:01 63p 1 £0.63 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 63p 314 £197.82 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 63p 1,327 £836.01 Unknown
19/09/2024 16:35:01 63p 1,871 £1,178.73 Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 69 95 28
Volume 167,579 200,610 29,328
Value £106,726 £128,390 £18,695

Vertu Motors Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
27/06/2024 Robert Forrester 1,000,000 @ 74.00p £740,000.00 Sell
26/06/2024 Robert Forrester 1,000,000 @ 77.55p £775,500.00 Sell
10/06/2024 David Crane 2,222 @ 80.10p £1,779.82 Buy
10/06/2024 Karen Anderson 2,222 @ 80.10p £1,779.82 Buy
10/06/2024 Robert Forrester 2,222 @ 80.10p £1,779.82 Buy
17/05/2024 Jonathan Mark Mewett 50,000 @ 79.50p £39,750.00 Buy
11/12/2023 David Crane 13,040 @ 68.17p £8,889.37 Buy
07/06/2023 David Crane 2,943 @ 61.00p £1,795.23 Buy
07/06/2023 Karen Anderson 2,943 @ 61.00p £1,795.23 Buy
07/06/2023 Robert Forrester 2,943 @ 61.00p £1,795.23 Buy

Vertu Motors Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
09/12/2021 Liberum Capital buy - 90.00p reiteration
29/11/2021 Liberum Capital buy - 90.00p reiteration
13/10/2021 Liberum Capital buy 90.00p 90.00p reiteration
29/07/2021 Liberum Capital buy 80.00p 90.00p reiteration
12/05/2021 Liberum Capital buy 60.00p 80.00p reiteration
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