Assura (LON:AGR) Trading 11.6% Higher - Here's Why

Assura Plc (LON:AGR - Get Free Report) shares traded up 11.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 46.20 ($0.59) and last traded at GBX 43.52 ($0.55). 212,891,641 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 1,382% from the average session volume of 14,366,552 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39 ($0.49).

Assura Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.05. The company has a market capitalization of £1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.13, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 37.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 39.77.

Assura Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were paid a GBX 0.84 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 12th. Assura's payout ratio is -286.76%.

About Assura

Assura plc is a specialist healthcare property investor and developer. We enable better health outcomes through our portfolio of more than 600 healthcare buildings across the UK and Ireland, from which over six million patients are served. We BUILD for health, having developed over 100 new healthcare buildings in our history, and at the heart of our strategy sits The Bigger Picture; Healthy Environment (E), Healthy Communities (S), Healthy Business (G). Assura plc achieved B Corp certification in July 2024 - the first FTSE 250 business to do so.