H&T Group (LON:HAT - Free Report) had its price objective boosted by Canaccord Genuity Group from GBX 531 ($6.86) to GBX 559 ($7.22) in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Digital Look reports. Canaccord Genuity Group currently has a buy rating on the stock.
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of H&T Group in a research note on Tuesday.
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H&T Group Trading Down 2.0 %
Shares of HAT traded down GBX 8 ($0.10) during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 395 ($5.10). 103,257 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 90,709. H&T Group has a 52-week low of GBX 325.50 ($4.20) and a 52-week high of GBX 440 ($5.68). The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 355.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 360.37. The firm has a market cap of £172.12 million, a P/E ratio of 7.82 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a current ratio of 15.96.
H&T Group (LON:HAT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. H&T Group had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 9.06%. On average, research analysts anticipate that H&T Group will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current fiscal year.
H&T Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a GBX 11 ($0.14) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This is a boost from H&T Group's previous dividend of $7.00. This represents a yield of 2.84%. H&T Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.61%.
H&T Group Company Profile
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H&T is the UK's largest pawnbroker and provides a range of financial services to meet customers' needs. We are the 6th largest retailer of high quality pre-owned and new jewellery and watches.
Our ambition is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued finance service.
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