Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 110 ($1.48) and last traded at GBX 108 ($1.45), with a volume of 304569 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 107 ($1.44).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Epwin Group in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.
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Epwin Group Stock Performance
The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 96.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 94.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of £148.37 million, a P/E ratio of 17.00 and a beta of 1.14.
Epwin Group (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. Epwin Group had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 2.81%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current year.
Epwin Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were issued a dividend of GBX 13 ($0.17) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.03%. This is an increase from Epwin Group's previous dividend of $2.10. Epwin Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.71%.
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Epwin is the leading manufacturer of energy efficient and low maintenance building products, with significant market shares, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors.
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