Diageo plc (LON:DGE - Get Free Report) insider John Alexander Manzoni acquired 299 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,194 ($29.20) per share, for a total transaction of £6,560.06 ($8,730.45).
John Alexander Manzoni also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, April 10th, John Alexander Manzoni purchased 315 shares of Diageo stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,079 ($27.67) per share, with a total value of £6,548.85 ($8,715.53).
Diageo Price Performance
DGE stock traded up GBX 36 ($0.48) during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 2,158 ($28.72). The stock had a trading volume of 3,390,022 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,276,140. Diageo plc has a twelve month low of GBX 1,908 ($25.39) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,833.50 ($37.71). The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,077.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,268.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 234.57, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of £47.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.09, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36.
Diageo Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a GBX 20.75 ($0.28) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. This is a positive change from Diageo's previous dividend of $0.63. This represents a dividend yield of 3.66%. Diageo's payout ratio is currently 44.25%.
Diageo Company Profile
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Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavoured malt beverages. The company also provides Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as ready to drink and non-alcoholic products.
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