Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 600 ($7.54) and last traded at GBX 590 ($7.41), with a volume of 100516 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 570 ($7.16).
Billington Price Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 458.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 420.05. The firm has a market cap of £75.87 million, a P/E ratio of 1,044.64 and a beta of 0.72.
Billington Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be issued a GBX 33 ($0.41) dividend. This is an increase from Billington's previous dividend of $15.50. This represents a dividend yield of 6.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. Billington's payout ratio is presently 2,857.14%.
Insider Activity at Billington
In related news, insider Trevor Taylor sold 43,484 shares of Billington stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 478 ($6.01), for a total value of £207,853.52 ($261,122.51). Company insiders own 47.27% of the company's stock.
About Billington
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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.
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