Senior plc (LON:SNR - Get Free Report) shares traded down 6% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 118 ($1.57) and last traded at GBX 118.60 ($1.58). 1,243,328 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 55% from the average session volume of 2,788,214 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 126.20 ($1.68).
Senior Stock Performance
The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 147.75 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 149.74. The firm has a market cap of £552.98 million, a P/E ratio of 17.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.35, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.56.
Senior (LON:SNR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 7.17 ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter. Senior had a return on equity of 6.67% and a net margin of 3.09%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Senior plc will post 5.8304196 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Senior Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 1.65 ($0.02) dividend. This is a boost from Senior's previous dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.01%. Senior's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.22%.
Senior Company Profile
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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.
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