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Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Trading 0.2% Higher - Here's What Happened

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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 0.2% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 5,196 ($70.51) and last traded at GBX 5,162 ($70.05). Approximately 737,980 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 4,263,184 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 5,150 ($69.89).

Reckitt Benckiser Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.26, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 4,910.18 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 5,010.90. The firm has a market cap of £34.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kris Licht sold 3,799 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,177 ($70.25), for a total value of £196,674.23 ($266,894.06). 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Reckitt Benckiser Group

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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products worldwide. It offers acne treatment creams, facial washes, and cleansing pads; germ protection products; condoms; heartburn and indigestion solutions; joints health products; chest congestion, cough, and sinus remedies; brain health products; migraine-headaches and rheumatic pain products; sore throat medications; and hair removal products under the Airborne, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Gaviscon, Move Free, Neuriva, Nurofen, Mucinex, Strepsils, and Veet brands.

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