Shares of BB Seguridade Participações S.A. (OTCMKTS:BBSEY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $7.51 and last traded at $7.18, with a volume of 55446 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.06.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, UBS Group cut shares of BB Seguridade Participações from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th.
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BB Seguridade Participações Stock Performance
The company has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $6.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.42.
BB Seguridade Participações (OTCMKTS:BBSEY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 17th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $448.84 million during the quarter. BB Seguridade Participações had a return on equity of 73.91% and a net margin of 85.43%. As a group, research analysts expect that BB Seguridade Participações S.A. will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.
BB Seguridade Participações Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.3978 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from BB Seguridade Participações's previous dividend of $0.21. BB Seguridade Participações's dividend payout ratio is presently 86.75%.
BB Seguridade Participações Company Profile
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BB Seguridade Participações SA, through its subsidiaries operates in the insurance, pension plans, and bonds, businesses in Brazil. The company operates through Security and Brokerage segments. The Security segment offers life, property, rural, special risks and financial, transport, hulls, and housing people insurance products.
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