Personal Group (LON:PGH) Reaches New 52-Week High - Here's What Happened

Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 258 ($3.33) and last traded at GBX 255.50 ($3.30), with a volume of 90783 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 252 ($3.25).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Personal Group from GBX 209 ($2.70) to GBX 316 ($4.08) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th.

Personal Group Stock Down 2.3 %

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 214.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 196.59. The firm has a market cap of £71.05 million, a PE ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 0.46.

Personal Group (LON:PGH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.70 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter. Personal Group had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 13.49%. Research analysts forecast that Personal Group Holdings Plc will post 19.0753425 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Personal Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share. This represents a yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This is a boost from Personal Group's previous dividend of $6.50. Personal Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 80.50%.

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Personal Group Company Profile

Personal Group Holdings Plc AIM: PGH is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c.