Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 139.52 ($1.92) and traded as high as GBX 165 ($2.27). Serica Energy shares last traded at GBX 162.80 ($2.24), with a volume of 2,237,204 shares changing hands.
Serica Energy Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of £786.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -110.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.31, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.69. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 148.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 139.90.
Serica Energy (LON:SQZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 1st. The company reported GBX 0.24 ($0.00) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Serica Energy had a negative net margin of 1.09% and a negative return on equity of 1.09%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Serica Energy plc will post 30.373444 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Serica Energy Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a GBX 10 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a yield of 7.45%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. 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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