Mears Group plc (LON:MER - Get Free Report) insider Lucas Critchley purchased 4,518 shares of Mears Group stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 362 ($4.71) per share, for a total transaction of £16,355.16 ($21,290.24).
Mears Group Stock Up 2.5 %
MER stock traded up GBX 9 ($0.12) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 370 ($4.82). The company had a trading volume of 457,813 shares, compared to its average volume of 402,209. Mears Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 249.82 ($3.25) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 398 ($5.18). The company has a market capitalization of £332.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 892.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 137.41, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 374.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 373.39.
Mears Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 12th were paid a dividend of GBX 4.75 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 12th. This represents a yield of 1.4%. Mears Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 3,414.63%.
Mears Group Company Profile
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Mears Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company offers rapid-response and planned maintenance services to local authorities; gas and repair services; and maintenance and repairs, capital works, energy investment, and regeneration solutions for public buildings, as well as grounds maintenance services.
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