Everplay Group Plc (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) shot up 16.6% on Wednesday following a dividend announcement from the company. The company traded as high as GBX 265 ($3.43) and last traded at GBX 263.60 ($3.41). 814,501 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 71% from the average session volume of 475,922 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 226 ($2.93).
The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.70 ($0.03) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.19%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have issued reports on EVPL. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Everplay Group in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Everplay Group from GBX 360 ($4.66) to GBX 365 ($4.72) and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 380 ($4.92) price target on shares of Everplay Group in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 321.25 ($4.16).
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Everplay Group Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 235.76 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 229.80. The company has a market capitalization of £388.67 million, a P/E ratio of -8,416.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.31.
Everplay Group (LON:EVPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 24.10 ($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter. Everplay Group had a negative net margin of 0.18% and a negative return on equity of 0.12%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Everplay Group Plc will post 24.1106719 earnings per share for the current year.
About Everplay Group
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everplay group plc is a leading global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and apps, with a portfolio of over 140 premium, high-quality titles across PC, console and mobile.
The Group was founded in 1990, and everplay (formerly Team17 Group plc) successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2018.
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