Chesnara (LON:CSN) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

Chesnara plc (LON:CSN - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 239 ($3.13) and last traded at GBX 245 ($3.21), with a volume of 2029077 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 252 ($3.30).

Chesnara Trading Down 0.6 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £384.20 million, a P/E ratio of 92.09 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 263.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 259.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42, a quick ratio of 38.06 and a current ratio of 2.55.

Chesnara (LON:CSN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The company reported GBX 2.56 ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. Chesnara had a return on equity of 1.21% and a net margin of 1.02%. On average, analysts predict that Chesnara plc will post 25.3183154 EPS for the current year.

Chesnara Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a GBX 23.95 ($0.31) dividend. This is a positive change from Chesnara's previous dividend of $8.61. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 4.24%. Chesnara's payout ratio is 875.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesnara

In related news, insider Steve Murray purchased 11,012 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 272 ($3.56) per share, for a total transaction of £29,952.64 ($39,205.03). 5.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Chesnara

Chesnara (CSN.L) is a European life and pensions consolidator listed on the London Stock Exchange. It administers approximately one million policies and operates as Countrywide Assured in the UK, as The Waard Group and Scildon in the Netherlands, and as Movestic in Sweden. Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara's primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers' life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests.