Tristel (LON:TSTL) Sets New 52-Week Low - What's Next?

Tristel plc (LON:TSTL - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 305.50 ($3.95) and last traded at GBX 312.50 ($4.04), with a volume of 110779 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 322 ($4.17).

Tristel Price Performance

The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 350.93 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 387.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.09, a current ratio of 3.75 and a quick ratio of 3.83. The stock has a market cap of £143.31 million, a P/E ratio of 21.96 and a beta of 0.23.

Tristel (LON:TSTL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The company reported GBX 8.17 ($0.11) EPS for the quarter. Tristel had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 20.43%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Tristel plc will post 16.2974684 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Tristel Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 5.68 ($0.07) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. This represents a yield of 1.7%. Tristel's dividend payout ratio is currently 95.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tristel news, insider Matthew (Matt) Giovanni Sassone purchased 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 310 ($4.01) per share, for a total transaction of £10,850 ($14,043.49). Insiders own 4.89% of the company's stock.

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