Shore Capital reiterated their house stock rating on shares of H&T Group (LON:HAT - Free Report) in a report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat.com reports.
H&T Group Trading Up 1.2 %
Shares of H&T Group stock traded up GBX 5 ($0.06) during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 425 ($5.34). The company's stock had a trading volume of 45,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,840. The company has a market cap of £184.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 880.19 and a beta of 0.62. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 398.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 410.38. H&T Group has a 52-week low of GBX 305 ($3.83) and a 52-week high of GBX 502.07 ($6.31). The company has a quick ratio of 4.55, a current ratio of 14.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63.
H&T Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 30th will be paid a GBX 10.50 ($0.13) dividend. This is a positive change from H&T Group's previous dividend of $6.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This represents a yield of 3.09%. H&T Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,541.67%.
Insider Buying and Selling at H&T Group
In other news, insider Simon Walker bought 5,035 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 397 ($4.99) per share, with a total value of £19,988.95 ($25,105.44). Insiders own 7.99% of the company's stock.
About H&T Group
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H&T Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily provides pawnbroking services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Pawnbroking, Gold Purchasing, Retail, Pawnbroking Scrap, Personal Loans, Foreign Exchange, and Other Services. The company offers personal loans; and gold purchasing, cheque cashing, unsecured lending, buyback, foreign exchange currency, and money wire transfer services, as well as engages in the retail of new and pre-owned jewelry and watches.
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