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Porvair (LON:PRV) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Porvair plc (LON:PRV - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 674.19 ($8.70) and traded as low as GBX 656 ($8.47). Porvair shares last traded at GBX 663.36 ($8.57), with a volume of 24,151 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Porvair in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

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Porvair Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £301.98 million, a P/E ratio of 19.57 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.67. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 691.73 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 674.22.

Porvair (LON:PRV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported GBX 38.60 ($0.50) earnings per share for the quarter. Porvair had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 8.57%. Analysts forecast that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Porvair Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 4.20 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is a boost from Porvair's previous dividend of $2.10. Porvair's dividend payout ratio is 17.79%.

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Insider Activity at Porvair

In other Porvair news, insider Ben Stocks sold 70,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 716 ($9.24), for a total transaction of £501,200 ($647,127.18). 21.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Porvair

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Porvair plc engages in the filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology business. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Laboratory, and Metal Melt Quality. The Aerospace & Industrial segment designs and manufactures a range of specialist filtration equipment for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.

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