Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) Insider Stephen Hemsley Buys 25,000 Shares

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Hemsley purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 134 ($1.75) per share, for a total transaction of £33,500 ($43,830.96).

Stephen Hemsley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 4th, Stephen Hemsley purchased 25,000 shares of Franchise Brands stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 137 ($1.79) per share, with a total value of £34,250 ($44,812.25).

Franchise Brands Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of LON FRAN traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 130 ($1.70). The stock had a trading volume of 49,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 140,553. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 142.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 150.81. Franchise Brands plc has a 52 week low of GBX 129.50 ($1.69) and a 52 week high of GBX 210 ($2.75). The company has a market capitalization of £251.27 million, a P/E ratio of 32.64 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 8.59 ($0.11) EPS for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%. Analysts anticipate that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Franchise Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. This represents a yield of 0.95%. This is an increase from Franchise Brands's previous dividend of $1.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. Franchise Brands's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.21%.

About Franchise Brands

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group has a combined network of over 625 franchisees across seven franchise brands in ten countries covering the UK, North America and Europe. Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services.