Assura (LON:AGR) Trading Up 17.5% - What's Next?

Assura Plc (LON:AGR - Get Free Report) was up 17.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 46.20 ($0.59) and last traded at GBX 45.83 ($0.58). Approximately 199,680,109 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,330% from the average daily volume of 13,966,203 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39 ($0.49).

Assura Trading Up 0.2 %

The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 37.88 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 39.77. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -41.55, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.37.

Assura Dividend Announcement

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