Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 174.80 ($2.35) and last traded at GBX 174 ($2.34), with a volume of 1694234 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 171.60 ($2.30).
Serica Energy Stock Performance
The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 143.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 138.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.31. The company has a market capitalization of £889.05 million, a PE ratio of -124.33, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.44.
Serica Energy (LON:SQZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 1st. The company reported GBX 0.24 ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. Serica Energy had a negative net margin of 1.09% and a negative return on equity of 1.09%. Equities research analysts predict that Serica Energy plc will post 30.373444 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Serica Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were issued a GBX 10 ($0.13) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 7.45%. This is a boost from Serica Energy's previous dividend of $9.00. Serica Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1,585.15%.
About Serica Energy
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Serica Energy plc, an upstream oil and gas company, identifies, acquires, explores, exploits, and produces oil and gas reserves in the United Kingdom. The company holds 100% interest in the Keith oil field; 98% interest in the Bruce field; and 50% interest in the Rhum gas field located in the Northern North Sea, as well as 18% non-operating interest in the Erskine field located in Central North Sea.
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