Science Group plc (LON:SAG - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 527.50 ($7.15) and last traded at GBX 511.50 ($6.93), with a volume of 287335 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 465 ($6.30).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 758 ($10.28) target price on shares of Science Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st.
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Science Group Trading Up 1.8%
The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 443.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 446.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of £231.99 million, a P/E ratio of 39.18 and a beta of 0.46.
Science Group (LON:SAG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.36) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Science Group had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 5.44%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Science Group plc will post 27.3000005 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Science Group Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.11) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. Science Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.40%.
Insider Activity at Science Group
In other news, insider Martyn Roy Ratcliffe acquired 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 410 ($5.56) per share, with a total value of £41,000 ($55,578.15). Also, insider Daniel Edwards acquired 6,667 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 425 ($5.76) per share, for a total transaction of £28,334.75 ($38,409.58). 24.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Science Group Company Profile
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Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.
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