James Halstead plc (LON:JHD - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 171.16 ($2.28) and traded as low as GBX 145 ($1.93). James Halstead shares last traded at GBX 146.50 ($1.95), with a volume of 284,826 shares trading hands.
James Halstead Trading Up 2.4 %
The firm has a market capitalization of £623.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 148.03 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 170.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a current ratio of 3.34 and a quick ratio of 1.13.
James Halstead (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. Equities analysts forecast that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 EPS for the current fiscal year.
James Halstead Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. James Halstead's dividend payout ratio is presently 90.67%.
Insider Buying and Selling at James Halstead
In related news, insider Russell Whiting bought 14,363 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.85) per share, with a total value of £19,964.57 ($26,583.98). Also, insider Gordon Oliver purchased 5,550 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 132 ($1.76) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,754.99). 49.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About James Halstead
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James Halstead LSE: JHD is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company's brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.
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