AHT Broker BUY.13 Jul 2015 09:56
<b>Ashtead Group plc’s “Overweight” Rating Reaffirmed at Barclays (AHT)
Posted by Shane Hupp on Jul 13th, 2015</b>
Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating restated by analysts at Barclays in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports.
Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) opened at 1061.0000 on Monday. Ashtead Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 849.50 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,231.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,125.76 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,122.48. The company’s market cap is £5.32 billion.
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.25 ($0.19) per share. This represents a yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on AHT. Analysts at Citigroup Inc. reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,400 ($21.71) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Thursday. Analysts at BNP Paribas reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 1,300 ($20.16) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Thursday. Analysts at initiated coverage on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Friday, June 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 1,500 ($23.26) price target on the stock. Analysts at initiated coverage on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Friday, June 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 1,500 ($23.26) price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Friday, June 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 1,500 ($23.26) price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,372.47 ($21.28).
Ashtead Group plc is an investment holding and management company. The principal activity of the Company is the rental of equipment to industrial and commercial users mainly in the non-residential construction sectors of the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company has two business units: Sunbelt and A-Plant. The Company’s equipment can be used to lifts, powers, generates, moves, digs, supports, scrubs, pumps, directs and ventilates. Its fleet of industrial and construction equipment includes earthmoving equipment, aerial work platforms, high reach forklifts and other materials handling units. The Company’s principal subsidiaries include Ashtead Holdings PLC, Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Empire Scaffold LLC, Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited, Ashtead Capital,