A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 618.99 ($8.30) and traded as high as GBX 679 ($9.11). A.G. BARR shares last traded at GBX 673 ($9.03), with a volume of 89,906 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Tuesday, March 25th.

A.G. BARR Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £767.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 633.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 620.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 1.87.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 39.77 ($0.53) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. A.G. BARR had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 8.81%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that A.G. BARR p.l.c. will post 43.7109104 EPS for the current year.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 44.80 ($0.60) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This is an increase from A.G. BARR's previous dividend of $3.10. This represents a yield of 3.02%. A.G. BARR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.20%.

Insider Transactions at A.G. BARR

In related news, insider Euan Sutherland purchased 11,990 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 675 ($9.05) per share, for a total transaction of £80,932.50 ($108,546.81). In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 12,063 shares of company stock worth $8,138,446. Company insiders own 23.13% of the company's stock.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value. Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love. Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G.