Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Plans Dividend of GBX 8

Science Group plc (LON:SAG - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Monday, March 24th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share on Friday, July 4th. This represents a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Science Group Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of SAG traded down GBX 8 ($0.10) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 429 ($5.55). 5,247 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,809. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Science Group has a 52 week low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a 52 week high of GBX 494 ($6.40). The company has a market cap of £191.76 million, a PE ratio of 32.39 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 442.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 454.75.

Science Group (LON:SAG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share for the quarter. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%. On average, research analysts forecast that Science Group will post 27.3000005 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Activity

In other Science Group news, insider Daniel Edwards purchased 6,667 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, with a total value of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04). 24.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.81) target price on shares of Science Group in a report on Monday.

About Science Group

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.