Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Shares Pass Above 50 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 93.91 ($1.27) and traded as high as GBX 100 ($1.35). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 98.15 ($1.33), with a volume of 279,673 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Epwin Group Trading Up 0.5%

The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 94.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 94.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90. The company has a market cap of £141.50 million, a PE ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 1.14.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 predict that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

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