Insider Buying: easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Acquires 33 Shares of Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ - Get Free Report) insider Kenton Jarvis purchased 33 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 464 ($6.14) per share, for a total transaction of £153.12 ($202.65).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 10th, Kenton Jarvis acquired 29 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 502 ($6.64) per share, with a total value of £145.58 ($192.67).
• On Monday, February 10th, Kenton Jarvis acquired 29 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 526 ($6.96) per share, with a total value of £152.54 ($201.88).

easyJet Price Performance

EZJ stock traded up GBX 2.20 ($0.03) on Wednesday, hitting GBX 475.60 ($6.29). 1,945,054 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,576,828. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.33. The stock has a market cap of £3.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. easyJet plc has a 1-year low of GBX 401.05 ($5.31) and a 1-year high of GBX 594 ($7.86). The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 482.46 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 512.77.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.16) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. This is a positive change from easyJet's previous dividend of $4.50. easyJet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.09%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost, European, point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares for our customers – making great value travel accessible for everyone. We aim to provide simple, convenient travel and holidays at a competitive price with outstanding customer service.