Porvair plc (LON:PRV - Get Free Report) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 691.32 ($9.21) and traded as high as GBX 730 ($9.72). Porvair shares last traded at GBX 720 ($9.59), with a volume of 84,675 shares traded.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Porvair in a report on Tuesday, April 15th.
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Porvair Stock Up 0.6 %
The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 692.16 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 682.62. The firm has a market capitalization of £334.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.64 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.
Porvair (LON:PRV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported GBX 38.60 ($0.51) earnings per share for the quarter. Porvair had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 8.57%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Porvair plc will post 39.0358613 EPS for the current year.
Porvair Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a GBX 4.20 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.64%. This is a positive change from Porvair's previous dividend of $2.10. Porvair's dividend payout ratio is presently 17.79%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Ben Stocks sold 70,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 716 ($9.53), for a total value of £501,200 ($667,376.83). 21.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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