Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 104.85 ($1.40) and traded as high as GBX 120.60 ($1.61). Costain Group shares last traded at GBX 120.20 ($1.60), with a volume of 2,412,784 shares.
Costain Group Trading Up 0.3%
The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86. The stock has a market capitalization of £317.13 million, a P/E ratio of 10.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 107.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 105.07.
Costain Group (LON:COST - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 14.60 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Costain Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 13.56%. On average, analysts expect that Costain Group PLC will post 13.7551582 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Costain Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a GBX 2 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a boost from Costain Group's previous dividend of $0.40. Costain Group's payout ratio is currently 8.93%.
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Costain helps to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet thrive. We shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
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