James Halstead plc to Issue Dividend of GBX 2.75 (LON:JHD)

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Thursday, March 27th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share on Friday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

James Halstead Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of LON:JHD opened at GBX 158 ($2.10) on Tuesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 147.11 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 168.79. James Halstead has a fifty-two week low of GBX 127.50 ($1.69) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 207 ($2.75). The company has a market cap of £660.90 million, a PE ratio of 15.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 3.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52.

James Halstead (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) last announced 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that James Halstead will post 10.670194 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of James Halstead stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.85) per share, with a total value of £19,964.57 ($26,538.04). Also, insider Gordon Oliver bought 5,550 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 132 ($1.75) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,738.14). Insiders own 49.12% of the company's stock.

About James Halstead

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.

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