--- title: "Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) Shares Down 1.2%" description: "Barratt Developments' shares fell by 1.2% to GBX 509.40 during trading on Wednesday, with trading volume down 20% from average levels. Analysts have a moderate buy consensus, with price targets raised" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/212841708.md" published_at: "2024-08-29T00:51:25.000Z" --- # Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) Shares Down 1.2% > Barratt Developments' shares fell by 1.2% to GBX 509.40 during trading on Wednesday, with trading volume down 20% from average levels. Analysts have a moderate buy consensus, with price targets raised by Royal Bank of Canada and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to GBX 575 and GBX 560, respectively. The company has a market cap of £4.96 billion and a P/E ratio of 2,243.48. Recent insider selling was also noted. Barratt Developments operates in the UK housebuilding sector, engaged in various property development activities. Barratt Developments plc (LON:BDEV - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded down 1.2% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 509.40 ($6.72) and last traded at GBX 509.40 ($6.72). 4,949,715 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 20% from the average session volume of 6,204,253 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 515.60 ($6.80). Get **Barratt Developments** alerts: ## Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BDEV. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Barratt Developments from GBX 550 ($7.25) to GBX 575 ($7.58) and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a GBX 560 ($7.38) price objective on shares of Barratt Developments in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 540.40 ($7.13). **View Our Latest Research Report on BDEV** ## Barratt Developments Stock Down 1.2 % The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 508.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 489.78. The company has a market cap of £4.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,243.48, a P/E/G ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 4.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.52. ## Insider Buying and Selling In other news, insider Steven J. Boyes sold 118 shares of Barratt Developments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 483 ($6.37), for a total value of £569.94 ($751.60). 2.44% of the stock is owned by insiders. ## About Barratt Developments (Get Free Report) Barratt Developments plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. 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