Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) shares traded down 6.4% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 2,648 ($35.22) and last traded at GBX 2,705.54 ($35.98). 5,514,675 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 16% from the average session volume of 6,558,627 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,890 ($38.44).
Imperial Brands Trading Up 1.4%
The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,883.09 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,703.24. The company has a market cap of £22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.72.
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported GBX 123.90 ($1.65) EPS for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 41.84%. Research analysts anticipate that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current year.
Imperial Brands Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a dividend of GBX 54.26 ($0.72) per share. This is a positive change from Imperial Brands's previous dividend of $22.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands's dividend payout ratio is 64.80%.
Insider Transactions at Imperial Brands
In related news, insider Stefan Bomhard sold 112,183 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,788 ($37.08), for a total value of £3,127,662.04 ($4,159,678.20). 7.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Imperial Brands Company Profile
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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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