LON:JSG - Get Free Report ) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 153.77 ($1.93) and last traded at GBX 153.77 ($1.93), with a volume of 122972 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 149.40 ($1.88).
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on JSG shares. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Johnson Service Group from GBX 170 ($2.14) to GBX 185 ($2.32) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 1st. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Johnson Service Group from GBX 140 ($1.76) to GBX 155 ($1.95) and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday.
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Johnson Service Group Price Performance The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 130.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 134.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.03, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of £646.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,600.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.18 and a beta of 1.65.
Johnson Service Group Increases Dividend The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be issued a GBX 1.90 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This is a boost from Johnson Service Group's previous dividend of $0.90. Johnson Service Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 5,000.00%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Johnson Service Group In other news, insider Peter Egan acquired 65,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 137 ($1.72) per share, for a total transaction of £89,050 ($111,871.86). 1.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Johnson Service Group (
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Johnson Service Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides textile rental and related services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates in two segments, Workwear; and Hotel, Restaurants and Catering. The Workwear segment offers workwear and protective wear rental; and workplace hygiene services under the Johnsons Workwear brands, as well as provides laundry services.
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