Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) shares shot up 16.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 236 ($3.05) and last traded at GBX 232 ($3.00). 54,913,332 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 3,011% from the average session volume of 1,765,415 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 198.60 ($2.57).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.88) target price on shares of Advanced Medical Solutions Group in a report on Wednesday, March 19th.
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Advanced Medical Solutions Group Trading Down 2.1 %
The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 211.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 211.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.01, a current ratio of 8.39 and a quick ratio of 4.58. The firm has a market cap of £500.95 million, a PE ratio of 44.96, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.74.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 10.65 ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Advanced Medical Solutions Group had a return on equity of 4.57% and a net margin of 8.49%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc will post 9.8159509 earnings per share for the current year.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.83 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This is a positive change from Advanced Medical Solutions Group's previous dividend of $0.77. This represents a yield of 0.89%. Advanced Medical Solutions Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.76%.
About Advanced Medical Solutions Group
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AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, and Seal-G®.
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