Rathbones Group Plc (LON:RAT - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 1,512 ($19.32) and last traded at GBX 1,512 ($19.32), with a volume of 119784 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,562 ($19.96).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Rathbones Group in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th.
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Rathbones Group Stock Down 1.8 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.87, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.57, a P/E/G ratio of -26.52 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,648.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,682.99.
Rathbones Group (LON:RAT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 161.60 ($2.06) earnings per share for the quarter. Rathbones Group had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 4.66%. Research analysts forecast that Rathbones Group Plc will post 174.9287749 EPS for the current year.
Rathbones Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a GBX 63 ($0.81) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This is a positive change from Rathbones Group's previous dividend of $30.00. This represents a yield of 3.87%. Rathbones Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 143.21%.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Paul Stockton sold 11,767 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,610 ($20.57), for a total transaction of £189,448.70 ($242,076.03). Corporate insiders own 41.78% of the company's stock.
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