Essentra plc (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 19th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.55 ($0.02) per share on Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This is a 24.0% increase from Essentra's previous dividend of $1.25. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Essentra Stock Performance
Essentra stock traded up GBX 1.40 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 105.40 ($1.36). The company's stock had a trading volume of 35,234,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,263,846. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 119 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 136.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.97. Essentra has a 12-month low of GBX 103.60 ($1.34) and a 12-month high of GBX 191.80 ($2.48). The company has a market capitalization of £302.96 million, a P/E ratio of 86.83, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18.
Essentra (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%. Sell-side analysts predict that Essentra will post 524.137931 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other Essentra news, insider Steve Good acquired 35,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 109 ($1.41) per share, with a total value of £38,150 ($49,391.51). Also, insider Rowan Baker bought 10,036 shares of Essentra stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 104 ($1.35) per share, with a total value of £10,437.44 ($13,513.00). Company insiders own 0.99% of the company's stock.
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