Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 139.52 ($1.91) and traded as high as GBX 165 ($2.26). Serica Energy shares last traded at GBX 162.80 ($2.23), with a volume of 2,237,204 shares changing hands.
Serica Energy Trading Down 6.4%
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 firm has a market cap of £751.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -105.03, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 147.44 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 139.52.
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) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Serica Energy had a negative return on equity of 1.09% and a negative net margin of 1.09%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Serica Energy plc will post 30.373444 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Serica Energy Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a GBX 10 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 7.45%. This is a positive change from Serica Energy's previous dividend of $9.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. Serica Energy's dividend payout ratio is -1,585.15%.
Serica Energy Company Profile
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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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