Ben Thompson Acquires 20 Shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LON:MAB1) Stock

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LON:MAB1 - Get Free Report) insider Ben Thompson bought 20 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 760 ($9.85) per share, for a total transaction of £152 ($197.10).

Ben Thompson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, January 14th, Ben Thompson bought 25 shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 612 ($7.94) per share, for a total transaction of £153 ($198.39).

Mortgage Advice Bureau Price Performance

Mortgage Advice Bureau stock traded down GBX 10 ($0.13) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 730 ($9.47). 31,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 103,803. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a 1 year low of GBX 528 ($6.85) and a 1 year high of GBX 984 ($12.76). The firm has a market cap of £423.08 million, a P/E ratio of 38.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 751.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 694.96.

Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 27.60 ($0.36) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mortgage Advice Bureau had a net margin of 4.41% and a return on equity of 15.33%. As a group, analysts predict that Mortgage Advice Bureau will post 44.7385003 EPS for the current year.

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Mortgage Advice Bureau Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 14.80 ($0.19) per share. This is a positive change from Mortgage Advice Bureau's previous dividend of $13.40. This represents a yield of 2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. Mortgage Advice Bureau's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 149.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank began coverage on shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau in a research note on Monday, February 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a GBX 1,150 ($14.91) target price on the stock.

Mortgage Advice Bureau Company Profile

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage advice services in the United Kingdom. The company offers proprietary technology and services, which includes adviser recruitment and lead generation, learning and development, compliance auditing and supervision, and digital marketing and website solutions.