Essentra plc (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 108.40 ($1.40) and last traded at GBX 108.80 ($1.40), with a volume of 1721755 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 115.60 ($1.49).
Essentra Stock Down 5.6 %
The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 119.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 137.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The company has a market capitalization of £298.93 million, a PE ratio of 85.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18.
Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a net margin of 1.13% and a return on equity of 1.28%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Essentra plc will post 524.137931 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Essentra Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.55 ($0.02) per share. This represents a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This is an increase from Essentra's previous dividend of $1.25. Essentra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 329.52%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Steve Good purchased 35,000 shares of Essentra stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, for a total transaction of £38,150 ($49,257.59). 0.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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