SSE plc (LON:SSE - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,681.07 ($22.78) and traded as high as GBX 1,768 ($23.96). SSE shares last traded at GBX 1,765.50 ($23.93), with a volume of 9,847,037 shares trading hands.
SSE Stock Performance
The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 82.62. The stock has a market capitalization of £19.54 billion, a PE ratio of 11.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.56. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,838.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,684.66.
SSE (LON:SSE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 160.90 ($2.18) EPS for the quarter. SSE had a net margin of 16.36% and a return on equity of 17.83%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that SSE plc will post 163.8865004 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Barry O'Regan sold 6,555 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,755 ($23.79), for a total value of £115,040.25 ($155,923.35). Also, insider Martin Pibworth sold 28,449 shares of SSE stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,754 ($23.77), for a total transaction of £498,995.46 ($676,328.90). In the last quarter, insiders purchased 20 shares of company stock valued at $35,744 and sold 78,149 shares valued at $137,123,046. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About SSE
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SSE is an integrated energy group focused on regulated electricity networks and renewable energy with flexible generation.
Our strategy is to create value for shareholders and society in a sustainable way by developing, building, operating and investing in the electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the transition to net zero.
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