Bodycote (LON:BOY - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 48.60 ($0.65) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Bodycote had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 8.14%.
Bodycote Trading Down 2.6 %
BOY traded down GBX 12.80 ($0.17) during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 478.80 ($6.37). The company's stock had a trading volume of 269,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 707,413. Bodycote has a twelve month low of GBX 449.40 ($5.98) and a twelve month high of GBX 774 ($10.29). The stock has a market cap of £857.44 million, a PE ratio of 14.41, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.18. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 583.07 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 600.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.84, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.74.
Bodycote Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.10 ($0.21) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. This represents a yield of 2.8%. This is a positive change from Bodycote's previous dividend of $6.90. Bodycote's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.21%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 800 ($10.64) price target on shares of Bodycote in a research note on Monday, March 24th.
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The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services worldwide.
Heat treatment encompasses a variety of techniques and specialist engineering processes which improve the properties of metals and alloys and extend the life of components and is a vital part of any manufacturing process.
Bodycote is uniquely placed via our global network and the experience and knowledge of our people to offer high quality, reliable and cost-effective services to manufacturers whatever their size or market sector.
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