H&T Group plc (LON:HAT - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 360.76 ($4.76) and traded as high as GBX 388.65 ($5.12). H&T Group shares last traded at GBX 377.50 ($4.98), with a volume of 86,920 shares.
Analyst Ratings Changes
HAT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of H&T Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on H&T Group from GBX 531 ($7.00) to GBX 559 ($7.37) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th.
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H&T Group Price Performance
The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 367.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 360.87. The company has a quick ratio of 4.55, a current ratio of 15.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82. The stock has a market capitalization of £169.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.68 and a beta of 0.69.
H&T Group (LON:HAT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.67) earnings per share for the quarter. H&T Group had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 9.06%. As a group, research analysts predict that H&T Group plc will post 54.3859649 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
H&T Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of GBX 11 ($0.15) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a positive change from H&T Group's previous dividend of $7.00. This represents a yield of 2.84%. H&T Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.61%.
About H&T Group
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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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