Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 203.31 ($2.76) and traded as high as GBX 205.50 ($2.78). Advanced Medical Solutions Group shares last traded at GBX 205.50 ($2.78), with a volume of 572,067 shares trading hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 300 ($4.07) target price on shares of Advanced Medical Solutions Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th.
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Advanced Medical Solutions Group Price Performance
The firm has a market cap of £453.45 million, a PE ratio of 40.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.74. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 196.13 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 203.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.01, a current ratio of 8.39 and a quick ratio of 4.58.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LON:AMS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 10.65 ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Advanced Medical Solutions Group had a net margin of 8.49% and a return on equity of 4.57%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc will post 9.8159509 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This is a boost from Advanced Medical Solutions Group's previous dividend of $0.77. Advanced Medical Solutions Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.76%.
Insider Transactions at Advanced Medical Solutions Group
In other news, insider A Christopher (Chris) Meredith sold 211,521 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 194 ($2.63), for a total transaction of £410,350.74 ($556,106.17). Also, insider Eddie Johnson sold 28,126 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 196 ($2.66), for a total transaction of £55,126.96 ($74,707.90). Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 435,255 shares of company stock valued at $84,691,330. 3.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About Advanced Medical Solutions Group
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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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