Ferguson plc (LON:FERG - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as £138.80 ($173.48) and last traded at £139.70 ($174.60), with a volume of 88770 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £144.70 ($180.85).
Ferguson Stock Down 3.5 %
The company has a market cap of £28.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,126.33, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day moving average of £157.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of £156.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.24.
Ferguson Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. This is a positive change from Ferguson's previous dividend of $0.79. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.42%. Ferguson's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3,592.09%.
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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.
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