Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Stock Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 89.24 ($1.20) and traded as high as GBX 93.20 ($1.25). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 91.40 ($1.23), with a volume of 414,536 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th.

Epwin Group Trading Down 3.1 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 89.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 95.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90. The stock has a market capitalization of £127.76 million, a PE ratio of 14.64 and a beta of 1.14.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.14) EPS for the quarter. Epwin Group had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 2.81%. Analysts predict that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a GBX 13 ($0.17) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This is a boost from Epwin Group's previous dividend of $2.10. Epwin Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.71%.

Epwin Group Company Profile

Epwin is the leading manufacturer of energy efficient and low maintenance building products, with significant market shares, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors.