Shares of Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,528.57 ($32.83) and traded as high as GBX 2,640 ($34.28). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,633 ($34.19), with a volume of 347,731 shares traded.
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Friday, July 5th.
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The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,614.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,528.57. The firm has a market cap of £7.90 billion, a PE ratio of 5,162.75, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.73.
In other Severn Trent news, insider Helen Miles sold 18,472 shares of Severn Trent stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,714 ($35.24), for a total transaction of £501,330.08 ($650,908.96). 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Severn Trent PLC operates as a water and sewerage company in England and Wales. It operates through two segments: Regulated Water and Waste Water, and Business Services. The Regulated Water and Waste Water segment offers water and waste water services to approximately 4.8 million households and businesses.
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