Shares of NEXT plc (LON:NXT - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 9,465.35 ($120.30) and last traded at GBX 9,464.68 ($120.29), with a volume of 6112118 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 9,426 ($119.80).
NEXT Stock Down 0.6 %
The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 117.65. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 8,989.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 8,445.21. The stock has a market cap of £11.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,427.62, a P/E/G ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 1.28.
NEXT Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 4th will be given a GBX 141 ($1.79) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 4th. This represents a yield of 1.66%. This is an increase from NEXT's previous dividend of $66.00. NEXT's payout ratio is presently 3,155.49%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NEXT
In related news, insider Jeremy Stakol sold 33,154 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,950 ($113.75), for a total transaction of £2,967,283 ($3,771,330.71). Corporate insiders own 7.07% of the company's stock.
NEXT Company Profile
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NEXT plc engages in the retail of clothing, beauty, footwear, and home products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through NEXT Retail; NEXT Online; NEXT Finance; Total Platform; Property Management; and Franchise, Sourcing, and other segments.
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