Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,390 ($31.11) and last traded at GBX 2,384 ($31.03), with a volume of 682478 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,359 ($30.71).
Imperial Brands Stock Up 0.7 %
The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64. The firm has a market cap of £20.25 billion, a PE ratio of 1,043.91, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,239.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,074.64.
Imperial Brands Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced 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 ($0.71) per share. This is an increase from Imperial Brands's previous dividend of $22.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6,652.17%.
About Imperial Brands
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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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