OSB Group (LON:OSB - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported GBX 82.20 ($1.07) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. OSB Group had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 27.26%.
OSB Group Trading Up 3.0 %
OSB Group stock traded up GBX 13.90 ($0.18) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 473.90 ($6.16). The stock had a trading volume of 104,251,594 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,690,172. OSB Group has a 12 month low of GBX 343.60 ($4.47) and a 12 month high of GBX 533.50 ($6.94). The company has a market capitalization of £1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 411.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 395.22.
OSB Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a GBX 22.90 ($0.30) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.83%. This is a positive change from OSB Group's previous dividend of $10.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. OSB Group's payout ratio is presently 32.89%.
Insider Activity at OSB Group
In related news, insider Victoria Hyde sold 1,137 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 455 ($5.92), for a total value of £5,173.35 ($6,725.62). 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of OSB Group in a research report on Friday.
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OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services.
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