Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT) Increases Dividend to GBX 11.50 Per Share

Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Thursday, December 12th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.15) per share on Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This is an increase from Dewhurst Group's previous dividend of $5.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Dewhurst Group Stock Performance

Shares of DWHT stock traded up GBX 37 ($0.47) during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,137 ($14.50). The stock had a trading volume of 840 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,459. Dewhurst Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 700 ($8.93) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,350 ($17.22). The firm has a market cap of £50.37 million, a PE ratio of 1,806.35 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.19, a current ratio of 5.22 and a quick ratio of 3.69. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,132.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,165.42.

Dewhurst Group Company Profile

Dewhurst Group Plc manufactures and sells electrical components and control equipment for industrial and commercial capital goods in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes accessories; auxiliaries; destination controls; displays, such as dot matrix displays, LCD displays, touch panel, and accessories; fixtures; hidden legends; hygiene plus products; key switches; keypads; lanterns and gongs; pushbuttons; and switching ranges.