NCC Group (LON:NCC) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's Why

NCC Group plc (LON:NCC - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 148.89 ($1.93) and traded as high as GBX 168.80 ($2.19). NCC Group shares last traded at GBX 162 ($2.10), with a volume of 548,650 shares.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NCC Group in a research report on Thursday, August 1st.

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NCC Group Trading Down 0.5 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £505.94 million, a PE ratio of -2,132.50 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.15, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 162.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 148.89.

NCC Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were given a dividend of GBX 3.15 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. This is an increase from NCC Group's previous dividend of $1.50. NCC Group's payout ratio is currently -6,250.00%.

Insider Transactions at NCC Group

In other NCC Group news, insider Mike Maddison sold 104,707 shares of NCC Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 168 ($2.18), for a total transaction of £175,907.76 ($228,392.31). In other NCC Group news, insider Guy Ellis sold 10,248 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 166 ($2.16), for a total transaction of £17,011.68 ($22,087.35). Also, insider Mike Maddison sold 104,707 shares of NCC Group stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 168 ($2.18), for a total transaction of £175,907.76 ($228,392.31). Insiders own 5.57% of the company's stock.

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About NCC Group

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NCC Group plc engages in the cyber and software resilience business in the United Kingdom, the Asian-Pacific, North America, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Cyber Security and Software Resilience. It offers assessment and advisory services, which include risk management, supply chain risk, cloud and infrastructure, application and security software, mobile, managed vulnerability scanning, hardware and embedded systems, and cryptography, as well as calibrator and cyber security review solutions.

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