Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 11.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 247.20 ($3.24) and last traded at GBX 247.80 ($3.24). Approximately 97,968,586 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,929% from the average daily volume of 4,828,735 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 280.40 ($3.67).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Citigroup upgraded Bridgepoint Group to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 410 ($5.37) target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th.
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Bridgepoint Group Trading Down 3.7 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.89, a current ratio of 4.98 and a quick ratio of 3.60. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 335.20 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 341.15. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.72.
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported GBX 19.50 ($0.26) EPS for the quarter. Bridgepoint Group had a net margin of 16.74% and a return on equity of 6.10%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Bridgepoint Group plc will post 17.4062165 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Bridgepoint Group Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a GBX 4.60 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. Bridgepoint Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 163.50%.
About Bridgepoint Group
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Bridgepoint Group plc is a private equity and private credit firm specializing in middle market, small mid cap, small cap, growth capital, buyouts investments, syndicate debt, infrastructure, direct lending and credit opportunities in private credit investments. It prefers to invest in advanced industrials, automation, agricultural sciences, energy transition enablers, business services, financial services, professional services, testing inspection and certification, information services, consumer, digital brands, video games, wellbeing products, health care, pharma and MedTech outsourced services, pharma products, and MedTech Products sectors.
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