Goodwin PLC (LON:GDWN - Get Free Report) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 5,984.26 ($75.16) and traded as high as GBX 6,766 ($84.98). Goodwin shares last traded at GBX 6,620 ($83.14), with a volume of 1,153 shares trading hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Goodwin in a research report on Thursday, March 14th.
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Goodwin Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of £486.65 million, a PE ratio of 3,119.62 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.39, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 5,984.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 5,643.01.
Goodwin Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a dividend of GBX 57.50 ($0.72) per share. This represents a yield of 1.22%. This is a boost from Goodwin's previous dividend of $53.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. Goodwin's dividend payout ratio is 5,502.39%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Bernard Rafe Ernest Goodwin sold 675 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,640 ($70.84), for a total value of £38,070 ($47,814.62). 67.58% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Goodwin
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Goodwin PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and refractory engineering solutions primarily in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, the Pacific Basin, and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells dual plate check valves, axial nozzle check valves and axial piston control, and isolation valves for large construction projects, including the construction of naval vessels, nuclear waste treatment, nuclear power generation, liquefied natural gas, gas, oil, petrochemical, mining, and water markets; submersible slurry pumps; and radar surveillance systems for defense contractors, civil aviation authorities, and coastal border security agencies.
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