Close Brothers Executives Acquire Shares Under Group Incentive Plan

Close Brothers Group ( (GB:CBG) ) has provided an update.

Close Brothers Group plc has disclosed that three senior executives – Group Head of Human Resources Rebekah Etherington, Group Chief Finance Officer Fiona McCarthy and Group Chief Risk Officer Robert Sack – have acquired small holdings of ordinary shares under the company’s Share Incentive Plan. The purchases, all executed on 5 January 2026 on the London Stock Exchange at 522p per share, reflect routine participation in the company’s share scheme and marginally increase management’s direct equity exposure, reinforcing alignment between key decision-makers and shareholders but without materially affecting the overall capital structure.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:CBG) stock is a Hold with a £529.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Close Brothers Group stock, see the GB:CBG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:CBG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:CBG is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by weakening profitability (revenue decline and a net loss) and rising leverage, despite a notable rebound in operating/free cash flow. Technicals are supportive with a strong uptrend but appear overbought, and valuation is constrained by a negative P/E and no dividend yield data.

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More about Close Brothers Group

Close Brothers Group plc is a UK-listed financial services company whose shares trade on the London Stock Exchange. The group operates through a number of specialist banking and related financial businesses and offers equity-based incentive plans to align senior management and employee interests with those of shareholders.

Average Trading Volume: 472,711

Technical Sentiment Signal: Hold

Current Market Cap: £783.5M

Learn more about CBG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.