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Foresight Group Adds to Buyback, Lifting Treasury Share Count

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  • Foresight repurchased 17,866 shares under its buyback, leaving 114.16 million voting shares outstanding.
  • The buyback programme has retired 3.84 million shares to treasury, potentially supporting EPS and valuation metrics.
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Foresight Group Adds to Buyback, Lifting Treasury Share Count

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The latest announcement is out from Foresight Group Holdings Ltd. ( (GB:FSG) ).

Foresight Group Holdings Limited, a FTSE 250 investment manager specialising in real assets and growth capital, runs diversified private and public funds that back the energy transition, decarbonisation initiatives, nature recovery and high-growth businesses across the UK, Europe and Australia. The group aims to combine financial and operational expertise to deliver attractive returns while supporting a sustainable economic future.

The company has repurchased 17,866 ordinary shares as part of its ongoing share buyback programme, paying a volume-weighted average price of about 398 pence per share. Following this latest transaction, Foresight holds 2,187,137 shares in treasury with no voting rights, leaving 114,160,666 voting shares in issue, a figure shareholders can use to assess disclosure thresholds under FCA transparency rules.

Since the launch of the current buyback programme, Foresight has bought back a total of 3,838,821 shares, signalling continued deployment of capital to repurchases. The accumulation of treasury shares effectively reduces the free float and may support earnings per share over time, affecting valuation metrics and regulatory reporting for existing and prospective investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:FSG) stock is a Buy with a £488.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Foresight Group Holdings Ltd. stock, see the GB:FSG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:FSG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:FSG is a Outperform.

Foresight Group Holdings Ltd. shows strong financial performance and positive corporate actions, such as share buybacks and director share purchases, which enhance shareholder value. However, technical analysis indicates bearish momentum, which tempers the overall score.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:FSG stock, click here.

More about Foresight Group Holdings Ltd.

Foresight Group Holdings Limited is a FTSE 250-listed investment manager focused on real assets and growth capital across the UK, Europe and Australia. Founded in 1984, it offers diversified private and public funds that target themes such as the energy transition, industrial decarbonisation, nature recovery and scaling ambitious companies, with products also tailored for the retail investment market.

Average Trading Volume: 282,167

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £447.2M

See more data about FSG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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