Ferrexpo (LON:FXPO) Hits New 1-Year Low at $42.85

Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 42.85 ($0.54) and last traded at GBX 44.60 ($0.56), with a volume of 1367721 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 44.50 ($0.56).

Ferrexpo Trading Up 0.2 %

The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 68.21 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 74.42. The stock has a market capitalization of £266.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 202.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.18 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 5.86 and a quick ratio of 2.20.

Ferrexpo Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 25th were issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 25th. Ferrexpo's payout ratio is currently 1,363.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Nikolay Kladiev purchased 2,215 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 43 ($0.54) per share, for a total transaction of £952.45 ($1,195.64). 49.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ferrexpo Company Profile

Ferrexpo plc, together with its subsidiaries, mines for, develops, processes, produces, markets, exports, and sells iron ore pellets to the metallurgical industry. It operates two mines and a processing plant near Kremenchug in Ukraine; a port in Odessa; a fleet of vessels operating on the Rhine and Danube waterways; and an ocean-going vessel, which provides top-off services.