Bridgepoint Group plc (LON:BPT - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 11.6% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 247.20 ($3.24) and last traded at GBX 247.80 ($3.24). 97,968,586 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,929% from the average session volume of 4,828,735 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 280.40 ($3.67).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Citigroup upgraded shares of Bridgepoint Group to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 410 ($5.37) price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th.
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Bridgepoint Group Stock Performance
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 stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 335.20 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 341.15. The company has a market cap of £2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.58, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.72.
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported GBX 19.50 ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bridgepoint Group had a net margin of 16.74% and a return on equity of 6.10%. Equities analysts anticipate that Bridgepoint Group plc will post 17.4062165 EPS for the current year.
Bridgepoint Group Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.60 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. Bridgepoint Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 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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