M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 177.81 ($2.36) and traded as low as GBX 158.50 ($2.11). M&C Saatchi shares last traded at GBX 160 ($2.13), with a volume of 324,992 shares trading hands.

M&C Saatchi Stock Down 0.3%

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 163.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 176.74. The firm has a market cap of £202.70 million, a PE ratio of 18.47 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.51, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 9.63 ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. M&C Saatchi had a net margin of 2.43% and a return on equity of 34.45%.

M&C Saatchi Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of GBX 1.95 ($0.03) per share. This represents a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. This is an increase from M&C Saatchi's previous dividend of $1.60. M&C Saatchi's payout ratio is presently 33.79%.

M&C Saatchi Company Profile

We are a global marketing services business working across a wide variety of industry sectors with a strategy focused on winning new business and starting new businesses.