Rob Wood Sells 43,715 Shares of Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE) Stock

Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE - Get Free Report) insider Rob Wood sold 43,715 shares of Breedon Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 376 ($4.64), for a total value of £164,368.40 ($203,024.21).

Breedon Group Trading Down 4.1 %

LON:BREE traded down GBX 15.50 ($0.19) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 364.50 ($4.50). The stock had a trading volume of 3,795,375 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,192,880. Breedon Group plc has a one year low of GBX 302.90 ($3.74) and a one year high of GBX 408 ($5.04). The company has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,175.81, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 377.38 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 356.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.72.

Breedon Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 4th will be issued a dividend of GBX 9.50 ($0.12) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 4th. This represents a yield of 2.54%. This is a positive change from Breedon Group's previous dividend of $4.00. Breedon Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 4,516.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Breedon Group from GBX 440 ($5.43) to GBX 460 ($5.68) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 7th.

About Breedon Group

Breedon Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the quarrying, manufacture, and sale of construction materials and building products primarily in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and internationally. It offers various aggregates, such as crushed rock, high polished stone value, sand and gravel, self-binding gravels, decorative aggregates, recycled aggregates, white limestone products, agricultural lime, granular mineral fillers, and welsh slates for use in the construction market.