Essentra plc (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) insider Scott Fawcett sold 55,301 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 176 ($2.21), for a total transaction of £97,329.76 ($122,181.47).
Essentra Trading Up 2.4 %
ESNT stock traded up GBX 4.20 ($0.05) during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 181.60 ($2.28). The company had a trading volume of 998,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 484,714. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 170.91 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 163.07. Essentra plc has a 52 week low of GBX 130.20 ($1.63) and a 52 week high of GBX 211 ($2.65). The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.27. The stock has a market cap of £521.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9,080.00, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18.
Essentra Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a GBX 2.40 ($0.03) dividend. This is a positive change from Essentra's previous dividend of $1.20. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a yield of 1.38%. Essentra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20,000.00%.
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Essentra plc manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. The company offers cable ties and conduit, and accessories; grommets, strain relief, and blanking plugs; cable glands and accessories; caps and plugs; card guides and pullers; circuit board hardware products; EMI suppression ferrite cores; fan accessories comprising filters and fan mounting accessories; screws and nuts; rivet and panel fasteners; washers; spacers; brushes; fleet; fibre management; and furniture fittings.
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