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

Shares of Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 90.17 ($1.20) and traded as high as GBX 94.80 ($1.26). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 94.50 ($1.26), with a volume of 170,731 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Epwin Group Trading Up 0.5 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 90.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 95.66. The company has a market cap of £129.82 million, a PE ratio of 14.88 and a beta of 1.14.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter. Epwin Group had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 2.81%. On average, analysts predict that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 13 ($0.17) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from Epwin Group's previous dividend of $2.10. This represents a yield of 3.03%. Epwin Group's dividend payout ratio is 78.71%.

Epwin Group Company Profile

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.