Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 103.49 ($1.34) and traded as high as GBX 108 ($1.40). Costain Group shares last traded at GBX 108 ($1.40), with a volume of 10,061,614 shares.
Costain Group Stock Down 0.9 %
The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86. The company has a market capitalization of £285.26 million, a P/E ratio of 9.51, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 103.14 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 103.49.
Costain Group (LON:COST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 14.60 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 2.33%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Costain Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of GBX 2 ($0.03) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is an increase from Costain Group's previous dividend of $0.40. This represents a yield of 1.89%. Costain Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.93%.
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Costain helps to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
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