Directors dealings: Forterra chief builds for the future

Forterra's chief added to his nest egg, topping up his holdings in the company he leads a day after it published its latest half-year numbers.

Stephen Harrington picked up 3,000 shares in the brickmaker at a price of 166.35p apiece, for a total consideration of £4,990.50 on 8 September.

In the previous, session the company had reported that its sales dipped 3.2% to £146m during the six months ending on 30 June, while pre-tax profits nearly halved to £13m.

To take note, the share price had recovered the better part of the losses which it incurred after the referendum vote.

On 9 September Credit Suisse analysts Harry Goad and Samuel Thomas upped their target price on the shares from 166p to 195p, in part as a result of applying less conservative multiples as Brexit fears subside.

Shares in Forterra finished the Friday session up by 0.15% to 163.75p.

Top Director Buys

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Oldham,Gavin David Redvers
Amount purchased: 1,753,949 @ 27.00p
Value: £473,636.40

Marlowe (MRL)
Director name: Gaze,Peter M R
Amount purchased: 76,351 @ 170.00p
Value: £129,796.70

Marlowe (MRL)
Director name: OÂ’Neill,Derek
Amount purchased: 72,636 @ 170.00p
Value: £123,481.20

Standard Life Equity Income Trust (SLET)
Director name: Burns,Richard
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 409.75p
Value: £102,437.50

Marlowe (MRL)
Director name: Skinner,Charles
Amount purchased: 29,941 @ 170.00p
Value: £50,899.70

Standard Life Equity Income Trust (SLET)
Director name: Burns,Richard
Amount purchased: 8,000 @ 409.37p
Value: £32,749.44

Petards Group (PEG)
Director name: Abdullah,Osman
Amount purchased: 393,750 @ 8.00p
Value: £31,500.00

Cropper (james) (CRPR)
Director name: Cropper,Mark A J
Amount purchased: 3,150 @ 985.00p
Value: £31,027.50

Frontier Developments (FDEV)
Director name: Gammon,David Ranken
Amount purchased: 15,700 @ 185.00p
Value: £29,045.00

Frontier Developments (FDEV)
Director name: Gammon,David Ranken
Amount purchased: 14,300 @ 188.00p
Value: £26,884.00

Mporium Group (MPM)
Director name: Moat,Barry Christopher
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 7.00p
Value: £14,000.00

Mporium Group (MPM)
Director name: Walder,Nigel
Amount purchased: 139,715 @ 7.25p
Value: £10,129.34

Forterra (FORT)
Director name: Harrison,Stephen
Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 166.35p
Value: £4,990.50

Mporium Group (MPM)
Director name: Casey,Aidan
Amount purchased: 49,793 @ 7.25p
Value: £3,609.99

Gb Group (GBG)
Director name: Law,Richard Anthony
Amount purchased: 3,984 @ 76.80p
Value: £3,059.71

Foreign And Colonial Inv Trust (FRCL)
Director name: Bone,Roger
Amount purchased: 199 @ 501.61p
Value: £998.20

Foreign And Colonial Inv Trust (FRCL)
Director name: Hewitt,Jeffrey
Amount purchased: 99 @ 501.61p
Value: £496.59

Prudential (PRU)
Director name: Nicandrou,Nicolaos
Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,391.00p
Value: £194.74

Prudential (PRU)
Director name: Foley,John W.
Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,391.00p
Value: £194.74

Prudential (PRU)
Director name: Wells,Mike
Amount purchased: 13 @ 1,391.00p
Value: £180.83

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Hunt,Carol
Amount purchased: 10 @ 1,607.79p
Value: £160.78

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Stone,Richard William
Amount purchased: 527 @ 28.50p
Value: £150.19

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Tolkien,Richard
Amount purchased: 527 @ 28.50p
Value: £150.19

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Jordan,James J
Amount purchased: 94 @ 159.50p
Value: £149.93

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Redfern,Peter
Amount purchased: 94 @ 159.50p
Value: £149.93

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Ecsery,Francesca Eva
Amount purchased: 526 @ 28.50p
Value: £149.91

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Thomas ,Gareth
Amount purchased: 526 @ 28.50p
Value: £149.91

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Birkett,Mike
Amount purchased: 526 @ 28.50p
Value: £149.91

Interserve (IRV)
Director name: Melizan,Bruce
Amount purchased: 34 @ 435.69p
Value: £148.13

Interserve (IRV)
Director name: Haywood,Tim
Amount purchased: 34 @ 435.69p
Value: £148.13

Consort Medical (CSRT)
Director name: Cotton,Richard
Amount purchased: 14 @ 1,051.30p
Value: £147.18

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: King,Andrew
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,607.79p
Value: £144.70

Mondi (MNDI)
Director name: Hathorn,David A
Amount purchased: 9 @ 1,607.79p
Value: £144.70

British American Tobacco (BATS)
Director name: Durante,Nicandro
Amount purchased: 3 @ 4,801.50p
Value: £144.04

Interserve (IRV)
Director name: Ringrose,Adrian M
Amount purchased: 29 @ 435.69p
Value: £126.35

Lsl Property Services (LSL)
Director name: Crabb,Ian
Amount purchased: 28 @ 225.00p
Value: £63.00

Lsl Property Services (LSL)
Director name: Gill,Adrian
Amount purchased: 12 @ 225.00p
Value: £27.00

Lsl Property Services (LSL)
Director name: Castleton ,Adam
Amount purchased: 3 @ 225.00p
Value: £6.75

Top Director Sells

Share Plc (SHRE)
Director name: Oldham,Gavin David Redvers
Amount sold: 2,596,324 @ 27.00p
Value: £701,007.51

Capital & Counties Properties (CAPC)
Director name: Das,Soumen
Amount sold: 68,457 @ 295.80p
Value: £202,495.80

Alumasc Group (ALU)
Director name: Magson,Andrew
Amount sold: 8,793 @ 173.30p
Value: £15,238.27