H&T Group plc (LON:HAT - Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 380.04 ($5.14) and traded as high as GBX 646 ($8.73). H&T Group shares last traded at GBX 645.48 ($8.72), with a volume of 805,012 shares.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on HAT shares. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of H&T Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of H&T Group from GBX 531 ($7.18) to GBX 559 ($7.55) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th.
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H&T Group Price Performance
The company has a current ratio of 15.96, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82. The stock has a market cap of £281.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.78 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 444.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 385.88.
H&T Group (LON:HAT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.69) EPS for the quarter. H&T Group had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 12.14%. Research analysts expect that H&T Group plc will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current year.
H&T Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be paid a GBX 11 ($0.15) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. This is a boost from H&T Group's previous dividend of $7.00. This represents a dividend yield of 2.84%. H&T Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.61%.
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We are the UK's largest pawnbroker and a leading retailer of high quality new and pre-owned jewellery and watches. We provide a range of transparent and accessible financial products tailored for a customer base which has limited access to, or is excluded from, the traditional banking sector.
Our vision is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued financial service by ensuring that borrowing against an asset is simple, inclusive and transparent.
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