Alpha Group International plc (LON:ALPH - Get Free Report) shot up 0.2% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,375 ($31.44) and last traded at GBX 2,360 ($31.24). 122,302 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 61% from the average session volume of 316,689 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,355 ($31.17).
Alpha Group International Trading Up 0.5 %
The firm has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45 and a beta of 1.71. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 2,509.14 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,347.33.
Alpha Group International (LON:ALPH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 86.40 ($1.14) EPS for the quarter. Alpha Group International had a net margin of 47.11% and a return on equity of 41.96%. Analysts predict that Alpha Group International plc will post 94.7462955 EPS for the current year.
Alpha Group International Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a GBX 14 ($0.19) dividend. This is a boost from Alpha Group International's previous dividend of $4.20. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.56%. Alpha Group International's dividend payout ratio is presently 7.58%.
Insider Transactions at Alpha Group International
In other news, insider Jayne-Anne Gadhia sold 11,504 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,521 ($33.37), for a total transaction of £290,015.84 ($383,872.72). 24.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Alpha Group International
(
Get Free Report)
Alpha Group International plc provides foreign exchange risk management and alternative banking solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers forward currency contracts, option contracts, foreign exchange spot transactions, and payments collections and currency accounts services.
Further Reading
Before you consider Alpha Group International, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Alpha Group International wasn't on the list.
While Alpha Group International currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
