Julie A. Barr Purchases 26 Shares of A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG - Get Free Report) insider Julie A. Barr purchased 26 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 582 ($7.37) per share, with a total value of £151.32 ($191.52).

A.G. BARR Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of A.G. BARR stock traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 574 ($7.26). 134,034 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 148,845. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 543.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 519.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The company has a market cap of £643.05 million, a PE ratio of 1,688.24, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.33. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 446 ($5.64) and a twelve month high of GBX 591.75 ($7.49).

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12.40 ($0.16) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. This is an increase from A.G. BARR's previous dividend of $2.65. This represents a dividend yield of 2.41%. A.G. BARR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,411.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BAG has been the subject of several recent research reports. Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Thursday, February 1st. Barclays upgraded A.G. BARR to an "equal weight" rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.61) price target for the company in a report on Friday, March 8th.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.