| Bid Price | High Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ask Price | Low Price | ||
| Open Price | Spread | ||
| Prev Close | Volume |
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | 359.40 | 359.40 | 353.80 | 354.40 | 403,682 |
| Apr 18, 2019 | 359.40 | 359.40 | 353.80 | 354.40 | 403,682 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | 350.80 | 357.20 | 350.00 | 355.00 | 2,649,156 |
| Apr 16, 2019 | 355.80 | 357.40 | 351.00 | 352.00 | 2,071,456 |
| Apr 15, 2019 | 354.00 | 356.80 | 348.60 | 355.40 | 4,707,922 |
| Name | Ascential | Epic | ASCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISIN | GB00BYM8GJ06 | Currency | GBX |
| Type | Equity | Trading Segment | STMM |
| Record Status | Active | Trading Status | Closed |
| Industry | Media | Sector | Media |
| EMS | 5,000 | Prev Close | 354.40 |
| Shares in Issue (m) | 402.78 | Market Cap (£m) | 1,429.85 |
| PE Ratio | 6.80 | Div per Share (p) | 5.80 |
| Div Yield | 0.00 | Div Cover | 9.00 |
| EPS | 52.20 | EPS Growth (%) | 1,060.00 |
| PEG | 0.01 | DPS Growth (%) | 3.57 |
| ROCE | 3.10 | Net Gearing | 36.32 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.39 | Current Ratio | 1.41 |
| Date | Broker | Recomm. | Price | Old Target | New Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Peel Hunt | Buy | 354.40 | 440.00 | - | Reiterates |
| 28 Mar | Shore Capital | Buy | 354.40 | - | - | Reiterates |
| 14 Mar | Peel Hunt | Buy | 354.40 | 460.00 | 440.00 | Reiterates |
| 13 Mar | Peel Hunt | Buy | 354.40 | 460.00 | - | Reiterates |
| 01 Mar | Berenberg | Buy | 354.40 | 470.00 | - | Reiterates |
| Date | Director | Type | Volume / Price | Trade Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2019 | Duncan Painter | Buy | 43,000 @ 348.20p | £149,726.00 |
| 25 Jul 2018 | Duncan Painter | Buy | 41,538 @ 428.26p | £177,890.64 |
| 09 Jun 2017 | Paul Harrison | Buy | 2,820 @ 351.00p | £9,898.20 |
| 02 Mar 2017 | Duncan Painter | Buy | 22,593 @ 305.40p | £68,999.02 |
| 02 Mar 2017 | Mandy Gradden | Sell | 400,000 @ 298.10p | £1,192,400.00 |
