A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Insider Acquires £80,932.50 in Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG - Get Free Report) insider Euan Sutherland acquired 11,990 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 675 ($8.97) per share, with a total value of £80,932.50 ($107,522.92).

Euan Sutherland also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 7th, Euan Sutherland bought 24 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 626 ($8.32) per share, with a total value of £150.24 ($199.60).
• On Friday, March 7th, Euan Sutherland bought 25 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 604 ($8.02) per share, with a total value of £151 ($200.61).

A.G. BARR Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of A.G. BARR stock traded down GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 690 ($9.17). 31,594 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 216,849. The stock has a market cap of £771.04 million, a P/E ratio of 21.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 555 ($7.37) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 703 ($9.34). The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 636.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 621.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.62.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 39.77 ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter. A.G. BARR had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 8.81%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that A.G. BARR p.l.c. will post 43.7109104 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of GBX 44.80 ($0.60) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This is an increase from A.G. BARR's previous dividend of $3.10. This represents a yield of 3.02%. A.G. BARR's payout ratio is presently 49.20%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Tuesday, March 25th.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value. Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love. Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G.