easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Elyes Mrad Acquires 14,000 Shares

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) insider Elyes Mrad bought 14,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 588 ($7.98) per share, for a total transaction of £82,320 ($111,787.07).

easyJet Stock Performance

EZJ stock traded down GBX 6.39 ($0.09) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 578.81 ($7.86). 3,296,285 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,654,352. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 508.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 516.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.33, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.02. easyJet plc has a 52 week low of GBX 401.05 ($5.45) and a 52 week high of GBX 594 ($8.07). The firm has a market capitalization of £4.37 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49.

easyJet (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX (38.90) (($0.53)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. easyJet had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.89%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 EPS for the current year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were issued a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.16) per share. This is a boost from easyJet's previous dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a yield of 2.24%. easyJet's payout ratio is presently 10.09%.

easyJet Company Profile

We are a low-cost, European, point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares for our customers – making great value travel accessible for everyone. We aim to provide simple, convenient travel and holidays at a competitive price with outstanding customer service.