Costain Group (LON:COST) Reaches New 1-Year High at $80.78

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 80.78 ($1.01) and last traded at GBX 77.60 ($0.97), with a volume of 1635277 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 75 ($0.94).

Costain Group Stock Up 3.5 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.08, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of £214.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 970.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.40. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 68.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 61.87.

Costain Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be paid a GBX 0.80 ($0.01) dividend. This is a positive change from Costain Group's previous dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a yield of 1.18%. Costain Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,250.00%.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets.