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Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 742.68 ($9.64) and traded as high as GBX 843.80 ($10.96). Standard Chartered shares last traded at GBX 836.60 ($10.86), with a volume of 3,106,172 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

STAN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,100 ($14.28) price objective on shares of Standard Chartered in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Standard Chartered from GBX 1,000 ($12.98) to GBX 1,020 ($13.24) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Standard Chartered in a report on Monday, September 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 979.67 ($12.72).

Check Out Our Latest Research Report on STAN

Standard Chartered Price Performance

The business's 50-day moving average price is GBX 778.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 743.92. The company has a market capitalization of £20.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 973.79, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.85.

Standard Chartered Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. Standard Chartered's dividend payout ratio is currently 2,643.68%.

Standard Chartered Company Profile

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Standard Chartered PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates in three segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking; Consumer, Private & Business Banking; and Ventures.

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