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NCC Group (LON:NCC) Stock Price Down 9.6% - Here's What Happened

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NCC Group plc (LON:NCC - Get Free Report) was down 9.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 146.20 ($1.96) and last traded at GBX 146.40 ($1.97). Approximately 4,778,724 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 187% from the average daily volume of 1,662,271 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 162.02 ($2.18).

NCC Group Price Performance

The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 151.48 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 143.50. The company has a market capitalization of £461.57 million, a PE ratio of -18.44 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.15.

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

NCC Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders 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 dividend 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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