Anpario (LON:ANP) Shares Cross Below 200 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

Anpario plc (LON:ANP - Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 415.01 ($5.62) and traded as low as GBX 395 ($5.35). Anpario shares last traded at GBX 410 ($5.55), with a volume of 96,774 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Anpario in a report on Monday, March 31st.

Anpario Trading Up 3.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 6.15 and a quick ratio of 5.16. The firm has a market cap of £70.40 million, a PE ratio of 22.79 and a beta of 0.58. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 426.38 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 416.40.

Anpario (LON:ANP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 28.40 ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Anpario had a return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 9.23%. As a group, analysts forecast that Anpario plc will post 23.5757801 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Anpario Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.11) per share. This represents a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 10th. This is a positive change from Anpario's previous dividend of $3.25. Anpario's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Marc Wilson acquired 3,778 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 398 ($5.39) per share, with a total value of £15,036.44 ($20,358.03). 30.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Anpario Company Profile

Anpario plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of natural feed additives for animal health, hygiene, and nutrition. Its health and performance category offers various products that support and maintain animal gut health, such as phytogenic and acid based eubiotics, and omega fatty acids under the Orego-Stim, Optomega, pHorce, Salkil, and Genex brands; feed quality category provides products, such as enzymes, antioxidants, pellet binders, mould inhibitors, and acid based eubiotics under the pHorce, Feedzyme, Salgard, Oxigard, Moldgard, and Mastercube brands.