Babcock International Group PLC (LON:BAB - Get Free Report)'s share price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 504.72 ($6.31) and traded as low as GBX 485 ($6.07). Babcock International Group shares last traded at GBX 492.40 ($6.16), with a volume of 353,795 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BAB shares. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Babcock International Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 565 ($7.07) target price on shares of Babcock International Group in a report on Wednesday, November 13th.
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Babcock International Group Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of £2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,553.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 245.75. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 501.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 504.72.
Babcock International Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a GBX 2 ($0.03) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.4%. Babcock International Group's payout ratio is 1,562.50%.
About Babcock International Group
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Babcock International Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides value-add services for aerospace, defense, and security in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Africa, North America, Australasia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Marine, Nuclear, Land, and Aviation.
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