SKY Numis Update........31 Jul 2015 16:59
<b>Sky Plc Rating Reiterated by Numis Securities Ltd (SKY)
Posted by Shane Hupp on Jul 31st, 2015</b>
Sky Plc (LON:SKY)‘s stock had its “add” rating restated by stock analysts at Numis Securities Ltd in a research report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings Net reports.
SKY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 1,100 ($17.07) price target on shares of Sky Plc in a research note on Tuesday. Liberum Capital restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 530 ($8.23) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a report on Wednesday. Investec reiterated a “reduce” rating on shares of Sky Plc in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($23.28) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Beaufort Securities reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Sky Plc presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,058.75 ($16.43).
Sky Plc (LON:SKY) opened at 1139.0000 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is £1,077.43 and its 200-day moving average is £1,027.47. Sky Plc has a 52-week low of £839.00 and a 52-week high of £1,180.00.
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 20.50 ($0.32) per share. This represents a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.
In other Sky Plc news, insider Griffith,Andrew sold 595,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,150 ($17.85), for a total value of £6,844,800 ($10,623,622.54). Also, insider Clarke,Tracy Jayne purchased 53 shares of Sky Plc stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,120 ($17.38) per share, with a total value of £593.60 ($921.31).
Sky plc (LON:SKY), formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, is an entertainment and communications provider. The Company’s Sky TV offers live or on demand television programs. Its Sky Broadband offers broadband and telephony services. Its NOW TV is a streaming service and provides access to the Sky’s content. Sky Sports’ seven channels broadcast a range of live sport, news and analysis, from football and golf to cricket and tennis. Sky Entertainment offers entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts. Its Sky News provides breaking news and analysis. Its Sky Media is an advertising sales house and offers advertisers access to approximately 125 televi