B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC (LON:BPM - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 632.24 ($7.99) and traded as high as GBX 650 ($8.21). B.P. Marsh & Partners shares last traded at GBX 647 ($8.17), with a volume of 36,136 shares.
B.P. Marsh & Partners Price Performance
The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 692.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 633.01. The company has a market capitalization of £244.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.71.
B.P. Marsh & Partners Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 30th will be given a dividend of GBX 6.78 ($0.09) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a yield of 0.98%. This is a positive change from B.P. Marsh & Partners's previous dividend of $5.36. B.P. Marsh & Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.25%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Francesca Chappell sold 18,750 shares of B.P. Marsh & Partners stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 741 ($9.36), for a total value of £138,937.50 ($175,536.96). Also, insider Alice Hannah Daisy Foulk sold 15,000 shares of B.P. Marsh & Partners stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 743 ($9.39), for a total transaction of £111,450 ($140,808.59). Insiders have sold a total of 43,750 shares of company stock valued at $32,438,750 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 82.33% of the company's stock.
B.P. Marsh & Partners Company Profile
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B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC is a specialist venture capital / private equity investor in early stage financial services intermediary businesses, including insurance intermediaries, financial advisors, wealth and fund managers and specialist advisory and consultancy firms. It considers investment opportunities based in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Internationally.
The Group invests amounts of up to £5m in the first round.
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