Shares of Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 203.64 ($2.75) and traded as high as GBX 217.50 ($2.94). Advanced Medical Solutions Group shares last traded at GBX 215 ($2.90), with a volume of 571,258 shares changing hands.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 300 ($4.05) price objective on shares of Advanced Medical Solutions Group in a report on Wednesday, March 19th.
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Advanced Medical Solutions Group Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of £466.40 million, a PE ratio of 41.86, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.01, a quick ratio of 4.58 and a current ratio of 8.39. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 194.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 203.64.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 10.65 ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. Advanced Medical Solutions Group had a return on equity of 4.57% and a net margin of 8.49%. On average, research analysts forecast that Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc will post 9.8159509 earnings per share for the current year.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.83 ($0.02) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.89%. This is an increase from Advanced Medical Solutions Group's previous dividend of $0.77. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. Advanced Medical Solutions Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.76%.
Insider Activity at Advanced Medical Solutions Group
In other news, insider A Christopher (Chris) Meredith sold 64,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 195 ($2.63), for a total value of £124,800 ($168,489.27). Also, insider Eddie Johnson sold 16,402 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 195 ($2.63), for a total transaction of £31,983.90 ($43,180.64). In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 435,255 shares of company stock worth $84,691,330. Company insiders own 3.12% of the company's stock.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group Company Profile
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AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, and Seal-G®.
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