Vanquis Banking Group CFO Adds to Holding Through Share Incentive Plan

Vanquis Banking Group ( (GB:VANQ) ) has provided an update.

Vanquis Banking Group has disclosed that its Chief Financial Officer, Dave Watts, acquired ordinary shares in the company on 14 January 2026 through its Buy As You Earn Share Incentive Plan. Under the scheme, Watts purchased 130 partnership shares at £1.154 each via the plan’s trustee on the London Stock Exchange and received a related monthly award of 32 matching shares at nil cost, reflecting ongoing executive participation in the group’s all-employee share plan and aligning senior management’s interests more closely with those of shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:VANQ) stock is a Hold with a £114.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vanquis Banking Group stock, see the GB:VANQ Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:VANQ Stock

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

The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (losses, falling revenue, and materially higher leverage). Technicals are a partial offset with the share price above major moving averages and positive MACD, while valuation is constrained by a negative P/E and lack of dividend support. Corporate actions to optimize capital are constructive but secondary versus the core profitability and balance-sheet risks.

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More about Vanquis Banking Group

Vanquis Banking Group is a UK-based banking group whose ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company operates in retail financial services, with its equity traded under the instrument code GB00B1Z4ST84, and is subject to UK market disclosure and governance requirements for directors’ dealings in its shares.

Average Trading Volume: 1,110,051

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £293.2M

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