Galliford Try Holdings plc (LON:GFRD - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 378 ($4.90) and last traded at GBX 376 ($4.88), with a volume of 348932 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 371 ($4.81).
Galliford Try Trading Up 1.9 %
The stock has a market cap of £378.76 million, a P/E ratio of 1,074.29, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.30. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 314.20 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 283.05.
Galliford Try Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.15) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This is a boost from Galliford Try's previous dividend of $4.00. Galliford Try's payout ratio is 4,571.43%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Bill Hocking sold 159,626 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.24), for a total value of £521,977.02 ($676,925.20). 7.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Galliford Try
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Galliford Try Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction business in the United Kingdom. It operates through Building, Infrastructure, and PPP Investments segments. The company engages in the construction of buildings for private and public sector clients in health, education, custodial, and defense markets, as well as serves commercial clients.
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