Elementis plc (LON:ELM - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 169.60 ($2.23) and last traded at GBX 161.60 ($2.12), with a volume of 83969 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 162 ($2.13).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 170 ($2.24) price objective on shares of Elementis in a research report on Friday, July 12th.
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Elementis Stock Performance
The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.85. The stock has a market cap of £953.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,232.00, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 2.00. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 152.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 146.39.
Elementis Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.54%. Elementis's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -6,000.00%.
About Elementis
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Elementis plc operates as a specialty chemical company in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Specialties and Personal Care. The Performance Specialties segment engages in the production of rheological modifiers and additives for decorative and industrial coatings; and production and supply of talc for use in plastics, coatings, technical ceramics, and paper sectors.
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