Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Stock Price Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Shares of Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 97.53 ($1.32) and traded as high as GBX 108 ($1.46). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 107.90 ($1.46), with a volume of 22,461 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th.

Epwin Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 97.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 94.09. The firm has a market cap of £149.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16 and a beta of 1.14.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.14) EPS for the quarter. Epwin Group had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 2.81%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th were given a dividend of GBX 13 ($0.18) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This represents a yield of 3.03%. This is an increase from Epwin Group's previous dividend of $2.10. Epwin Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 78.71%.

About Epwin Group

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.