Algoma Steel Group Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.05 (TSE:ASTL)

Algoma Steel Group Inc. (TSE:ASTL - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 13th, TickerTech Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.05 per share on Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th.

Algoma Steel Group Stock Up 3.3 %

Shares of ASTL stock opened at C$8.36 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$7.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$11.36. The company has a current ratio of 3.31, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.70. Algoma Steel Group has a 1 year low of C$5.91 and a 1 year high of C$16.83. The firm has a market capitalization of C$868.35 million, a P/E ratio of -5.74 and a beta of 1.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on ASTL. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Algoma Steel Group from C$15.25 to C$14.75 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Algoma Steel Group from C$14.00 to C$12.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada set a C$8.00 target price on shares of Algoma Steel Group and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Algoma Steel Group

In related news, Senior Officer Michael Moraca acquired 3,800 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$7.82 per share, for a total transaction of C$29,716.00. Corporate insiders own 7.57% of the company's stock.

Algoma Steel Group Company Profile

Algoma Steel Group Inc produces and sells steel products primarily in North America. The company provides flat/sheet steel products, including temper rolling, cold rolled, hot-rolled pickled and oiled products, floor plate, and cut-to-length products for the automotive industry, hollow structural product manufacturers, and the light manufacturing and transportation industries; and plate steel products that consist of rolled, hot-rolled, and heat-treated for use in the construction or manufacture of railcars, buildings, bridges, off-highway equipment, storage tanks, ships, and military applications.

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