Shares of Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 550 ($6.79) and last traded at GBX 550 ($6.79), with a volume of 72211 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 525 ($6.48).
Billington Stock Performance
The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 433.21 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 405.92. The stock has a market cap of £70.09 million, a PE ratio of 982.13 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.53.
Billington Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a GBX 33 ($0.41) dividend. This is an increase from Billington's previous dividend of $15.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 6.73%. Billington's dividend payout ratio is 2,857.14%.
Insider Activity at Billington
In other Billington news, insider Trevor Taylor sold 43,484 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 478 ($5.90), for a total value of £207,853.52 ($256,736.07). 47.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Billington Company Profile
(
Get Free Report)
Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems.
Featured Articles
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 Billington, 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 Billington wasn't on the list.
While Billington currently has a "hold" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Wondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Click the link below to learn more about how your portfolio could bloom.
Get This Free Report
