Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 2,536 ($31.85) and last traded at GBX 2,522.72 ($31.68), with a volume of 4619820 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,532 ($31.80).
Imperial Brands Trading Up 1.3 %
The firm has a market capitalization of £21.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,114.78, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,294.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,128.94.
Imperial Brands Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 54.26 ($0.68) per share. This is an increase from Imperial Brands's previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. Imperial Brands's payout ratio is currently 6,652.17%.
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Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. It offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapour, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. The company sells its products under various brands, including JPS, Davidoff, Gauloises, West, Winston, Kool, Lambert & Butler, Fortuna, Nobel, News, Backwoods, Champion, Golden Virginia, Rizla, Blu, Pulze, Skruf, and Zone X.
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