Director dealings: Vistry Group boss builds stake as homebuilder nails forecasts

Vistry Group's boss, Greg Fitzgerald, picked up some more shares in the homebuilder close on the heels of its latest full-year results.

According to the company, Fitzgerald purchases 53,618 shares at roughly 926p apiece for a total transaction amount of approximately £496,503.

Earlier, the company had posted full-year profits before tax of £144m, for a 23.5% drop year-on-year (Numis: £140m), as total volumes fell by 24% on a proforma basis and gross margins by 680 basis points to 15.6%.

Commenting on the firm's latest update, analysts at Numis, who had a 'buy' recommendation on its stock, described it as "good", saying: "it is clear Vistry has strong levels of momentum which his expected to drive a more than doubling of profit in FY21.

"We do not think this momentum, improved balance sheet position or the Partnerships fundamentals are reflected in the current December 2022 rating of 1.08x P/NTAV, 7x PE and a yield of 6.4%."

Top Director Buys

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Rabbette,Gerard
Amount purchased: 559,999 @ 2.46
Value: 1,243,197.79

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Rabbette,Gerard
Amount purchased: 233,068 @ 2.51
Value: 527,027.64

Vistry Group (VTY)
Director name: Fitzgerald,Greg
Amount purchased: 53,618 @ 925.56p
Value: £496,266.76

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Dempsey,Padraic
Amount purchased: 155,378 @ 2.51
Value: 351,350.25

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Dolphin,Timothy
Amount purchased: 155,378 @ 2.51
Value: 351,350.25

The Panoply Holdings (TPX)
Director name: Sweetland,Christopher Paul
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Dx (group) (DX.)
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The Panoply Holdings (TPX)
Director name: Sweetland,Christopher Paul
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Geiger Counter Limited (GCL)
Director name: Leahy,James Gerald
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 33.40p
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Polymetal International (POLY)
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Hunting (HTG)
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Tristel (TSTL)
Director name: Napper,Isabel
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Filtronic (FTC)
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Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
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Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)
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Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE)
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Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE)
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British American Tobacco (BATS)
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Top Director Sells

Augean (AUG)
Director name: Mills,Christopher
Amount sold: 1,500,000 @ 230.00p
Value: £3,449,999.93

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Rabbette,Gerard
Amount sold: 491,643 @ 2.46
Value: 1,088,657.07

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Rabbette,Gerard
Amount sold: 233,068 @ 2.51
Value: 527,027.64

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Dempsey,Padraic
Amount sold: 155,378 @ 2.51
Value: 351,350.25

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Dolphin,Timothy
Amount sold: 155,378 @ 2.51
Value: 351,350.25

Uniphar (UPR)
Director name: Rabbette,Gerard
Amount sold: 68,356 @ 2.46
Value: 151,362.36

Geiger Counter Limited (GCL)
Director name: Leahy,James Gerald
Amount sold: 100,000 @ 33.40p
Value: £33,400.00