Shares of James Halstead plc (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 162.56 ($2.18) and traded as low as GBX 158 ($2.12). James Halstead shares last traded at GBX 160 ($2.15), with a volume of 262,336 shares changing hands.
James Halstead Stock Performance
The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 156.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 162.56. The stock has a market cap of £669.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 3.34.
James Halstead (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. Analysts expect that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 EPS for the current fiscal year.
James Halstead Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 8th. James Halstead's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 90.67%.
Insider Activity at James Halstead
In other news, insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 139 ($1.87) per share, with a total value of £19,964.57 ($26,801.68). Also, insider Gordon Oliver acquired 5,550 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 132 ($1.77) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,834.88). 49.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About James Halstead
(
Get Free Report)
James Halstead LSE: JHD is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company's brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.
Recommended Stories
This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.
Before you consider James Halstead, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and James Halstead wasn't on the list.
While James Halstead currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
If a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? MarketBeat just compiled its list of the twelve stocks that corporate insiders are abandoning. Complete the form below to see which companies made the list.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
