Coverage13 Jun 2019 20:14
Just Group (JUST: LN)
12-month performance: -65%
Insider activity: Bullish
Buying pattern: Purchases from three non-executive directors
Recent news: Recently announced a new CFO
Just Group is a specialist financial services company that is focused on the UK retirement income market. Its products include defined benefit pension de-risking solutions, flexible pension plans, equity release mortgages, and insurance. The stock is listed on the London Stock Exchange and currently has a market capitalisation of £510 million.
Just Group shares have had a poor run this year for a number of reasons. Not only has the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) recent consultation on equity release mortgages created uncertainty for the group, but it was also forced to raise debt and equity in March in an effort to strengthen its balance sheet amid changes to capital requirement rules. Additionally, the group has been without a permanent CFO since October 2018, and CEO Rodney Cook announced recently that he would be stepping down. Year to date, the stock is down 46%.
Source: 2iQ Research
Looking at recent insider transaction activity, we think Just Group shares may be oversold. We say this because in the last week three non-executive directors have purchased shares in the company, which suggests that these insiders expect the shares to rise from here. With the company announcing a new CFO this week and multiple directors buying, we think Just Group has the potential to move higher.