Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,915.61 ($39.14) and traded as high as GBX 2,987 ($40.10). Imperial Brands shares last traded at GBX 2,974.64 ($39.93), with a volume of 1,086,565 shares trading hands.
Imperial Brands Stock Down 0.4%
The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,916.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,778.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91. The company has a market cap of £24.84 billion, a PE ratio of 12.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42.
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported GBX 123.90 ($1.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a return on equity of 41.84% and a net margin of 11.44%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 earnings per share for the current year.
Imperial Brands Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were given a GBX 54.26 ($0.73) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from Imperial Brands's previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands's dividend payout ratio is currently 64.80%.
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We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.
We're driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world's one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.
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