Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF - Get Free Report) shares fell 0.6% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $15.31 and last traded at $15.31. 629 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 98% from the average session volume of 33,200 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.41.
Standard Chartered Trading Up 0.9%
The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market cap of $38.75 billion, a PE ratio of 14.22 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $14.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.56.
Standard Chartered (OTCMKTS:SCBFF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.03. Standard Chartered had a return on equity of 8.80% and a net margin of 8.56%. The firm had revenue of $5.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. Analysts forecast that Standard Chartered PLC will post 1.66 EPS for the current year.
Standard Chartered Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th were issued a $0.28 dividend. This is a boost from Standard Chartered's previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. Standard Chartered's dividend payout ratio is presently 38.10%.
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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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