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NCC Group (LON:NCC) Stock Price Down 9.5% - Here's Why

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NCC Group plc (LON:NCC - Get Free Report) shares fell 9.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 145.20 ($1.95) and last traded at GBX 146.60 ($1.97). 4,029,211 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 143% from the average session volume of 1,655,865 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 162.02 ($2.18).

NCC Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.15, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 151.48 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 143.36. The firm has a market cap of £461.57 million, a P/E ratio of -18.44 and a beta of 0.77.

NCC Group (LON:NCC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 19th. The company reported GBX 2.10 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NCC Group had a negative return on equity of 9.97% and a negative net margin of 7.68%. On average, research analysts predict that NCC Group plc will post 6.744373 earnings per share for the current year.

NCC Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a GBX 1.50 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 20th. This represents a yield of 0.92%. NCC Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -62.97%.

NCC Group Company Profile

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NCC Group is a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber security and software escrow business. Driven by a collective purpose to create a more secure digital future, c, 2,200 colleagues across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific harness their collective insight, intelligence, and innovation to deliver cyber resilience solutions for both public and private sector clients globally.

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