Nichols plc (LON:NICL - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,365 ($17.62) and last traded at GBX 1,360 ($17.56), with a volume of 129001 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,335 ($17.24).
Nichols Stock Performance
The company has a current ratio of 3.73, a quick ratio of 2.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,299.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,217.61. The company has a market cap of £478.47 million, a PE ratio of 25.56 and a beta of 0.50.
Nichols (LON:NICL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 64.02 ($0.83) EPS for the quarter. Nichols had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 18.96%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Nichols plc will post 62.4371859 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Nichols Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 17.10 ($0.22) per share. This represents a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. Nichols's payout ratio is 60.49%.
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