Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) insider Lewis,Dave purchased 83 shares of Tesco PLC stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 167 ($2.40) per share, with a total value of £138.61 ($199.41).

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Nomura reduced their price objective on Tesco PLC from GBX 210 ($3.02) to GBX 190 ($2.73) and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating and set a GBX 150 ($2.16) price objective on shares of Tesco PLC in a report on Sunday, October 11th. Credit Suisse restated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 155 ($2.23) price objective on shares of Tesco PLC in a report on Friday, October 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 285 ($4.10) price objective on shares of Tesco PLC in a report on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Beaufort Securities restated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesco PLC in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Tesco PLC currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 199.21 ($2.87).

Shares of Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) opened at 170.3500 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 153.26 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 178.79. Tesco PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 137.00 and a 12 month high of GBX 252.52. The company’s market cap is GBX 13.84 billion.

Tesco PLC is a retail company. The Company is engaged in the business of retailing and retail banking. The Company operates in four segments: UK, Asia, Europe and Tesco Bank. It has retailing and associated activities (LON:TSCO) operations across the United Kingdom, Asia and Europe. It is engaged in the retail banking and insurance services through Tesco Bank in the United Kingdom (Bank). The Bank offers a range of personal banking products, which include mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and savings. The Company operates approximately 7,817 shops around the world. Its subsidiaries include Tesco Stores Limited, One Stop Stores Limited, Tesco Ireland Limited, Tesco-Global Stores Privately Held Co. Limited, Tesco Polska Sp. z o.o., Tesco Stores CR a.s., Tesco Stores SR a.s., Homeplus Co. Limited and Homeplus Tesco Co. Limited, among others.

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