Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 120 ($1.57) and last traded at GBX 937.20 ($12.27), with a volume of 10430695 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 943.81 ($12.35).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
STAN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 970 ($12.70) price target on shares of Standard Chartered in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Standard Chartered from GBX 1,170 ($15.31) to GBX 1,250 ($16.36) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,073.33 ($14.05).
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Standard Chartered Stock Up 2.2 %
The firm has a market capitalization of £28.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.85. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 1,127.66 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,004.38.
Standard Chartered Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.79%. This is a boost from Standard Chartered's previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. Standard Chartered's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Bill Winters purchased 33,453 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,158 ($15.16) per share, with a total value of £387,385.74 ($507,049.40). In the last three months, insiders have sold 144,361 shares of company stock worth $122,238,845. Corporate insiders own 1.43% of the company's stock.
About Standard Chartered
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Standard Chartered PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates in three segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking; Consumer, Private & Business Banking; and Ventures.
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