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Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 262.83 ($3.49) and traded as high as GBX 279.30 ($3.71). Kingfisher shares last traded at GBX 279 ($3.71), with a volume of 4,721,054 shares trading hands.

Kingfisher Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 259.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 262.29. The firm has a market capitalization of £5.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96.

Kingfisher (LON:KGF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Kingfisher had a return on equity of 5.23% and a net margin of 2.68%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kingfisher plc will post 23.6949924 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kingfisher Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a GBX 19.72 ($0.26) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. This is an increase from Kingfisher's previous dividend of $3.80. Kingfisher's payout ratio is currently 63.94%.

Kingfisher Company Profile

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Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.

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