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High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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High Liner Foods Inc (TSE:HLF - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of C$15.73 and traded as high as C$16.73. High Liner Foods shares last traded at C$16.56, with a volume of 29,112 shares changing hands.

High Liner Foods Stock Down 1.0 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.83, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$16.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$15.73. The company has a market capitalization of C$347.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.88 and a beta of 0.89.

High Liner Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.11%. High Liner Foods's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.30%.

Insider Transactions at High Liner Foods

In other High Liner Foods news, insider High Liner Foods Incorporated sold 184,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$17.02, for a total value of C$3,140,190.00. Corporate insiders own 44.28% of the company's stock.

High Liner Foods Company Profile

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High Liner Foods is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Their retail branded products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and C. Wirthy & Co labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores.

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