Ferguson (LON:FERG) Sets New 12-Month Low - Here's Why

Ferguson plc (LON:FERG - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as £134.10 ($172.81) and last traded at £134.10 ($172.81), with a volume of 10509 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £137.10 ($176.68).

Ferguson Trading Down 2.2 %

The company has a market cap of £31.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.92, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.79. The business's fifty day simple moving average is £142.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is £150.36.

Ferguson Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This is a positive change from Ferguson's previous dividend of $0.79. This represents a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. Ferguson's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.08%.

Ferguson Company Profile

Ferguson plc distributes plumbing and heating products in the United States and Canada. It offers plumbing and heating solutions to customers in the residential, commercial, civil/infrastructure, and industrial end markets. The company also provides expertise, solutions, and products, including infrastructure, plumbing, appliances, fire, fabrication, and others, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products under the Ferguson brand name.