Anpario plc (LON:ANP) Increases Dividend to GBX 8 Per Share

Anpario plc (LON:ANP - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Monday, March 31st, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share on Friday, July 25th. This represents a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 10th. This is a 146.2% increase from Anpario's previous dividend of $3.25. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Anpario Stock Down 9.1 %

ANP stock traded down GBX 32.50 ($0.43) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 325 ($4.26). The company's stock had a trading volume of 198,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,589. The company has a market capitalization of £55.45 million, a PE ratio of 17.95 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 428.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 377.29. The company has a quick ratio of 5.16, a current ratio of 6.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Anpario has a 12 month low of GBX 229.50 ($3.01) and a 12 month high of GBX 488.55 ($6.40).

Anpario (LON:ANP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 28.40 ($0.37) EPS for the quarter. Anpario had a net margin of 9.23% and a return on equity of 8.74%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Anpario will post 23.5757801 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ANP has been the subject of several analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Anpario from GBX 380 ($4.98) to GBX 500 ($6.55) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Anpario in a report on Monday.

Insider Transactions at Anpario

In other news, insider Marc Wilson bought 3,778 shares of Anpario stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 398 ($5.21) per share, with a total value of £15,036.44 ($19,701.83). Insiders own 30.51% of the company's stock.

Anpario Company Profile

Anpario plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of natural feed additives for animal health, hygiene, and nutrition. Its health and performance category offers various products that support and maintain animal gut health, such as phytogenic and acid based eubiotics, and omega fatty acids under the Orego-Stim, Optomega, pHorce, Salkil, and Genex brands; feed quality category provides products, such as enzymes, antioxidants, pellet binders, mould inhibitors, and acid based eubiotics under the pHorce, Feedzyme, Salgard, Oxigard, Moldgard, and Mastercube brands.