Vp plc (LON:VP - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 574.20 ($7.28) and traded as high as GBX 598 ($7.58). VP shares last traded at GBX 580 ($7.35), with a volume of 1,766 shares traded.
VP Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of £232.82 million, a P/E ratio of -43.29 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.10. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 574.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 609.46.
VP (LON:VP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 39 ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. VP had a negative net margin of 1.46% and a negative return on equity of 3.50%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vp plc will post 72.7728984 earnings per share for the current year.
VP Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a GBX 11.50 ($0.15) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. VP's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -286.12%.
Insider Activity
In other VP news, insider Jeremy F. G. Pilkington bought 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.20) per share, for a total transaction of £568,000 ($719,716.17). Insiders own 57.50% of the company's stock.
About VP
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Vp plc provides equipment rental and associated services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company engages in the rental of telescopic handlers and tracked access platforms for construction and housebuilding sites; rental of tools and specialist products to the industry and construction markets, as well as homeowners; and rental of safety, survey, communication, and test and measurement equipment.
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