Hargreaves Services Plc (LON:HSP - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Craigen acquired 2,842 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 17th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 563 ($7.47) per share, for a total transaction of £16,000.46 ($21,229.22).
Hargreaves Services Stock Performance
Hargreaves Services stock opened at GBX 598 ($7.93) on Friday. Hargreaves Services Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 479.50 ($6.36) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 720 ($9.55). The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 632.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 593.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.75, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a market cap of £201.86 million, a P/E ratio of 16.37 and a beta of 0.85.
Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 12.23 ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter. Hargreaves Services had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 6.30%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Hargreaves Services Plc will post 42.9487179 EPS for the current year.
Hargreaves Services Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a dividend of GBX 18.50 ($0.25) per share. This is an increase from Hargreaves Services's previous dividend of $18.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.77%. Hargreaves Services's payout ratio is currently 98.58%.
Hargreaves Services Company Profile
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Hargreaves Services plc is a diversified group delivering services to the industrial and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The Company's three business segments are Services, Hargreaves Land and an investment in a German joint venture, Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH (HRMS).
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