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Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Stock Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,568.11 ($32.14) and traded as low as GBX 2,486 ($31.11). Severn Trent shares last traded at GBX 2,502.01 ($31.31), with a volume of 313,706 shares trading hands.

Severn Trent Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 450.94, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of £7.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,917.65, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.38. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,635.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,568.11.

Severn Trent Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of GBX 48.68 ($0.61) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. Severn Trent's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22,941.18%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Helen Miles sold 18,472 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,714 ($33.96), for a total transaction of £501,330.08 ($627,368.39). Insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

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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