Wickes Group plc (LON:WIX - Get Free Report) insider David Wood sold 58,445 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 172 ($2.25), for a total value of £100,525.40 ($131,526.10).
Wickes Group Stock Performance
Shares of WIX traded up GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 178.40 ($2.33). The stock had a trading volume of 374,357 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,988,981. The firm has a market capitalization of £422.40 million, a PE ratio of 14.42, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 456.98, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.58. Wickes Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 130.60 ($1.71) and a 12 month high of GBX 186 ($2.43). The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 173.29 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 162.34.
Wickes Group (LON:WIX - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 14.10 ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Wickes Group had a return on equity of 19.39% and a net margin of 2.01%. Analysts anticipate that Wickes Group plc will post 16.2278978 EPS for the current year.
Wickes Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 7.30 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. This is an increase from Wickes Group's previous dividend of $3.60. This represents a yield of 4.01%. Wickes Group's payout ratio is 88.93%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 198 ($2.59) price objective on shares of Wickes Group in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Shore Capital reiterated a "not rated" rating on shares of Wickes Group in a research note on Thursday, March 20th.
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About Wickes Group
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Wickes is one of the UK's best known home improvement retailers. Having opened our first store in 1972 we now have over 230 stores across the UK, employing 8,500 colleagues and offering products ranging from kitchens and bathrooms, to paint, tools and timber.
Wickes is a successful, growing, cash generative and profitable business, operating in the large and growing £25 billion UK Home Improvement market.
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