Shares of Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday after the company announced a dividend. The stock traded as high as GBX 239.37 ($3.10) and last traded at GBX 234 ($3.03), with a volume of 209546 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 212 ($2.74).
The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be issued a GBX 10 ($0.13) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This is an increase from Personal Group's previous dividend of $6.50. Personal Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.50%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Personal Group from GBX 209 ($2.71) to GBX 316 ($4.09) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday.
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Personal Group Price Performance
The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 208.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 194.36. The stock has a market capitalization of £77.68 million, a PE ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.46.
Personal Group (LON:PGH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Personal Group Holdings Plc will post 19.0753425 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Personal Group
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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.
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