Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN - Get Free Report) insider Laura Flowerdew purchased 34 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 434 ($5.63) per share, with a total value of £147.56 ($191.34).
Laura Flowerdew also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, January 20th, Laura Flowerdew acquired 28 shares of Pennon Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 528 ($6.85) per share, for a total transaction of £147.84 ($191.70).
Pennon Group Stock Up 2.4 %
Pennon Group stock opened at GBX 446.40 ($5.79) on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 464.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 542.42. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -125.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 341.72. Pennon Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 383 ($4.97) and a 1-year high of GBX 740.50 ($9.60).
Pennon Group Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of GBX 14.69 ($0.19) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a yield of 2.53%. Pennon Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,715.11%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 497 ($6.44) price objective on shares of Pennon Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 766.75 ($9.94).
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Pennon Group Company Profile
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At the top end of the FTSE250, Pennon is an infrastructure group, focused on the UK water market is one of only three listed water companies in the UK. Operating in a stable regulatory environment with a positive outlook, we are focused on long-term sustainable growth, through disciplined capital allocation, organic and acquisitive.
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