Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 94.73 ($1.28) and traded as low as GBX 94.50 ($1.27). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 97 ($1.31), with a volume of 742,268 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Epwin Group Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £134.63 million, a P/E ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 1.14. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 93.44 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 94.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90.

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

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

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