Tesco plc (TSCO) Gets a Buy from Citi
Citi analyst Monique Pollard maintained a Buy rating on Tesco plc (TSCO – Research Report) today and set a price target of £3.95. The company's shares closed yesterday at p381.50.
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According to TipRanks, Pollard is ranked #1390 out of 9537 analysts.
In addition to Citi, Tesco plc also received a Buy from Goldman Sachs's Richard Edwards in a report issued on May 15. However, on May 19, RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on Tesco plc (LSE: TSCO).
TSCO market cap is currently £25.09B and has a P/E ratio of 15.66.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 90 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of TSCO in relation to earlier this year.
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