Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,566.60 ($32.26) and traded as high as GBX 2,572 ($32.32). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,516 ($31.62), with a volume of 1,362,329 shares changing hands.
Severn Trent Stock Performance
The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,638.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 2,566.60. The company has a market capitalization of £7.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,933.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 2.14.
Severn Trent Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a GBX 48.68 ($0.61) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.81%. Severn Trent's payout ratio is 22,941.18%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Severn Trent
In related news, insider Helen Miles sold 18,472 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,714 ($34.11), for a total value of £501,330.08 ($630,049.11). 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Severn Trent Company Profile
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Severn Trent PLC operates as a water and sewerage company in England and Wales. It operates through two segments: Regulated Water and Waste Water, and Business Services. The Regulated Water and Waste Water segment offers water and waste water services to approximately 4.8 million households and businesses.
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