Kenton Jarvis Purchases 29 Shares of easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) insider Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of easyJet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 526 ($6.55) per share, with a total value of £152.54 ($189.94).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Kenton Jarvis purchased 29 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 508 ($6.33) per share, with a total value of £147.32 ($183.44).
• On Thursday, December 19th, Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.07), for a total value of £196,187.20 ($244,287.39).
• On Tuesday, December 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 26 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 579 ($7.21) per share, for a total transaction of £150.54 ($187.45).

easyJet Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of LON EZJ traded down GBX 14 ($0.17) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 509.20 ($6.34). 12,710,937 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,181,001. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 536.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 509.33. easyJet plc has a twelve month low of GBX 404.70 ($5.04) and a twelve month high of GBX 594 ($7.40). The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,039.18, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49.

easyJet (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.76) earnings per share for the quarter. easyJet had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 17.26%. As a group, equities analysts expect that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 EPS for the current fiscal year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is a positive change from easyJet's previous dividend of $4.50. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. easyJet's payout ratio is currently 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.