Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 288 ($3.83) and last traded at GBX 280 ($3.72), with a volume of 78034 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 274 ($3.64).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of Personal Group from GBX 209 ($2.78) to GBX 316 ($4.20) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th.
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Personal Group Price Performance
The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 234.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 209.64. The stock has a market cap of £86.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.78 and a beta of 0.46.
Personal Group (LON:PGH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.70 ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Personal Group had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 13.49%. As a group, analysts predict that Personal Group Holdings Plc will post 19.0753425 earnings per share for the current year.
Personal Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be issued a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This is a boost from Personal Group's previous dividend of $6.50. This represents a dividend yield of 4.31%. Personal Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.50%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Personal Group
In other Personal Group news, insider Maria Darby-Walker purchased 2,242 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 223 ($2.96) per share, with a total value of £4,999.66 ($6,643.18). Also, insider Sarah Mace sold 8,199 shares of Personal Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 250 ($3.32), for a total value of £20,497.50 ($27,235.58). Company insiders own 43.90% of the company's stock.
Personal Group Company Profile
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Personal Group Holdings Plc AIM: PGH is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c.
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