Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) Stock Price Up 2% - What's Next?

Brickability Group Plc (LON:BRCK - Get Free Report) shares were up 2% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 60 ($0.76) and last traded at GBX 60 ($0.76). Approximately 198,425 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 498,278 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 58.80 ($0.74).

Brickability Group Stock Down 2.4 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.17, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 60.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 63.56. The firm has a market cap of £186.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.46 and a beta of 1.30.

Brickability Group (LON:BRCK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 5.03 ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Brickability Group had a net margin of 2.59% and a return on equity of 8.24%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Brickability Group Plc will post 8.4193122 EPS for the current year.

Brickability Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be given a GBX 1.12 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. Brickability Group's payout ratio is 59.68%.

Insider Transactions at Brickability Group

In other Brickability Group news, insider Clive Norman sold 400,000 shares of Brickability Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 64 ($0.81), for a total value of £256,000 ($322,946.89). 38.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Brickability Group Company Profile

Brickability Group Plc is a leading distributor and provider of specialist products and services to the UK construction industry. The business comprises four divisions: Bricks and Building Materials, Contracting, Distribution, and Strategic Importing. With an agile, de-centralised, capital-light business model, supported by a strong balance sheet, Brickability leverages the skills of its people company-wide to effectively service the complex and evolving needs of the construction industry. Incorporated in 1985, the Group has grown organically through product diversification and geographic expansion, as well as through the acquisition of specialist businesses that support its long-term strategy for growth.