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Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 264.64 ($3.51) and traded as high as GBX 270 ($3.58). Kingfisher shares last traded at GBX 268.40 ($3.56), with a volume of 3,308,306 shares traded.

Kingfisher Trading Down 0.4 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.77 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 255.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 263.65.

Kingfisher (LON:KGF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter. Kingfisher had a return on equity of 5.23% and a net margin of 2.68%. On average, analysts anticipate that Kingfisher plc will post 23.6949924 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kingfisher Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a GBX 19.72 ($0.26) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. This is a boost from Kingfisher's previous dividend of $3.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. Kingfisher's dividend payout ratio is presently 63.94%.

Kingfisher Company Profile

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Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.

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