Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Galliford Try Holdings plc (LON:GFRD - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 294.19 ($3.79) and traded as high as GBX 387 ($4.98). Galliford Try shares last traded at GBX 376 ($4.84), with a volume of 128,443 shares changing hands.

Galliford Try Stock Performance

The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 333.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 294.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.30, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of £377.75 million, a PE ratio of 1,077.14, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.12.

Galliford Try Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be given a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.15) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.83%. This is a boost from Galliford Try's previous dividend of $4.00. Galliford Try's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,571.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bill Hocking sold 159,626 shares of Galliford Try stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.21), for a total value of £521,977.02 ($671,698.65). 7.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Galliford Try Company Profile

Galliford Try Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction business in the United Kingdom. It operates through Building, Infrastructure, and PPP Investments segments. The company engages in the construction of buildings for private and public sector clients in health, education, custodial, and defense markets, as well as serves commercial clients.