Spire Healthcare Group plc (LON:SPI) Declares Dividend of GBX 2.30

Spire Healthcare Group plc (LON:SPI - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Thursday, March 6th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.30 ($0.03) per share on Friday, June 20th. This represents a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This is a 9.5% increase from Spire Healthcare Group's previous dividend of $2.10. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Spire Healthcare Group Stock Performance

Spire Healthcare Group stock traded down GBX 2.20 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 191.20 ($2.59). The company had a trading volume of 1,297,935 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,559,223. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.25. Spire Healthcare Group has a 12-month low of GBX 168.20 ($2.28) and a 12-month high of GBX 263 ($3.56). The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 186.92 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 209.28. The company has a market capitalization of £767.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.96.

Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 8.80 ($0.12) EPS for the quarter. Spire Healthcare Group had a return on equity of 3.82% and a net margin of 1.96%. Equities research analysts predict that Spire Healthcare Group will post 15.6634747 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Spire Healthcare Group from GBX 320 ($4.33) to GBX 300 ($4.06) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th.

Spire Healthcare Group Company Profile

Spire Healthcare Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates private hospitals and clinics. It offers various treatments in the areas of allergy and infectious diseases, blood tests, bones and joints, bowel treatments, breast screening and surgery, cancer investigations and treatments, cosmetic surgery, cyst removal, and dental surgery, as well as ear, nose, and throat treatments.