DS Smith Plc (OTCMKTS:DITHF - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded down 3.5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $7.17 and last traded at $7.17. 250 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 94% from the average session volume of 3,914 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.43.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Barclays raised DS Smith from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on DITHF
DS Smith Trading Down 3.5 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $7.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.35.
DS Smith Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $6.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This represents a yield of 3.16%.
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DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, heavy duty, fiber base pallets, automotive standard, multi-material, dangerous goods, and e-commerce packaging, as well as packaging for food and drinks, health and beauty, apparel and footwear, home and DIY, and consumer electronics.
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