Clarkson PLC (LON:CKN - Get Free Report) insider Constantin Cotzias acquired 1,097 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,624 per share, with a total value of £50,725.28.

Clarkson Price Performance

CKN stock opened at GBX 4,545 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.66. Clarkson PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 2,630 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,780. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,266.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 3,860.14.

Clarkson (LON:CKN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The company reported GBX 225.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Clarkson had a return on equity of 12.93% and a net margin of 10.41%. On average, analysts expect that Clarkson PLC will post 283.011583 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CKN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 4,400 target price on shares of Clarkson in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Clarkson from GBX 4,850 to GBX 4,950 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Clarkson from GBX 4,750 to GBX 5,250 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 4,712.50.

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Clarkson PLC provides integrated shipping services worldwide. The company's Broking segment offers services to shipowners and charterers in the transportation of various cargoes by sea; and to buyers and sellers/yards related to sale and purchase transactions, as well as futures broking operation. Its Financial segment provides investment banking services for maritime, oil services, and natural resources sectors; structured asset finance services and projects in the shipping, offshore, and real estate sectors; and project finance and bespoke asset finance solutions.

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