Senior (LON:SNR) Sets New 52-Week Low - Here's What Happened

Senior plc (LON:SNR - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 113 ($1.48) and last traded at GBX 120.40 ($1.58), with a volume of 1252940 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 127 ($1.66).

Senior Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 154.04 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 151.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.35, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of £508.58 million, a PE ratio of 16.52, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.47.

Senior (LON:SNR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 7.17 ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. Senior had a net margin of 3.09% and a return on equity of 6.67%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Senior plc will post 5.8304196 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Senior Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 1.65 ($0.02) per share. This is a boost from Senior's previous dividend of $0.75. This represents a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. Senior's payout ratio is presently 27.22%.

About Senior

Senior is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries*. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group aims to create long-term sustainable growth in shareholder value through a culture of empowerment of autonomous and collaborative operations working within an effective control framework.