Director dealings: Spire Healthcare director ups stake

Spire Healthcare non-executive director Simon Rowlands purchased 200,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed healthcare equipment and services provider on Monday.

Rowlands, who joined Spire back in June 2014, acquired the shares at an average price of 132.08p each, for a total value of £264,159.99.

Spire cautioned investors back in August that it expected to report "materially lower" 2018 profits amid weakness in the NHS business and increased investments.

The group then took a hit when Berenberg cut its stance on the company to 'sell' from 'buy' and slashed the price target to 120p from 290p following a profit warning.

Berenberg said the warning means it now has even less certainty of a near-term improvement in Spire's fortunes since the visibility of NHS market factors that are affecting the company’s growth has declined over the last six months and cost growth has been more rapid than expected.

"Given that guidance was reiterated 10 weeks ago, operations have clearly taken a marked turn for the worse, and the lack of new guidance indicates that management is currently unable to forecast its own business.”

As of 1630 GMT, Spire shares were down 5.20% to 125.80p.

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