SSP Group plc (LON:SSPG - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Davies bought 78 shares of SSP Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 159 ($2.05) per share, with a total value of £124.02 ($159.68).
Jonathan Davies also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, February 6th, Jonathan Davies bought 69 shares of SSP Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 182 ($2.34) per share, with a total value of £125.58 ($161.68).
- On Monday, January 6th, Jonathan Davies acquired 71 shares of SSP Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 176 ($2.27) per share, with a total value of £124.96 ($160.89).
- On Friday, December 6th, Jonathan Davies acquired 67 shares of SSP Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 186 ($2.39) per share, with a total value of £124.62 ($160.45).
SSP Group Price Performance
Shares of SSP Group stock traded up GBX 1.10 ($0.01) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 160.90 ($2.07). The company had a trading volume of 5,537,617 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,256,750. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 852.29. The company has a market capitalization of £1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 168.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 1.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 173.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 169.47. SSP Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 142.20 ($1.83) and a 1-year high of GBX 227.60 ($2.93).
SSP Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were issued a dividend of GBX 2.30 ($0.03) per share. This represents a yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. This is a positive change from SSP Group's previous dividend of $1.20. SSP Group's payout ratio is currently 209.62%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently weighed in on SSPG shares. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of SSP Group in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of SSP Group from GBX 200 ($2.57) to GBX 210 ($2.70) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th.
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SSP is a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, with c.37,000 colleagues in over 600 locations across 36 countries. We operate sit-down and quick service restaurants, cafes, lounges and food-led convenience stores, principally in airports and train stations, with a portfolio of more than 550 international, national and local brands.
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