Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 194.52 ($2.44) and traded as low as GBX 183.90 ($2.31). Personal Group shares last traded at GBX 186 ($2.34), with a volume of 39,600 shares trading hands.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group started coverage on Personal Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. They set a "buy" rating and a GBX 209 ($2.63) target price on the stock.
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Personal Group Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a quick ratio of 2.78 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company has a market cap of £57.94 million, a PE ratio of 1,328.57 and a beta of 0.46. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 194.52 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 176.89.
Personal Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were given a GBX 6.50 ($0.08) dividend. This is an increase from Personal Group's previous dividend of $5.85. This represents a yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 3rd. Personal Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8,571.43%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Ciaran Astin bought 439 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 171 ($2.15) per share, for a total transaction of £750.69 ($943.43). Also, insider Paula Constant purchased 9,998 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 200 ($2.51) per share, with a total value of £19,996 ($25,130.07). Insiders own 43.90% of the company's stock.
Personal Group Company Profile
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Personal Group Holdings Plc provides benefits and platform products, pay and reward consultancy services, and salary sacrifice technology products in the United Kingdom. It operates through four segments: Affordable Insurance, Other Owned Benefits, Benefits Platform, and Pay and Reward. The company offers insurance products, including hospital plans, convalescence plans, and death benefit policies; and consultancy and software solutions services on pay and reward services, as well as a suite of cloud-based SaaS solutions and surveys.
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