The Pebble Group plc (LON:PEBB - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 33 ($0.44) and last traded at GBX 33.50 ($0.45), with a volume of 1003130 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 34 ($0.46).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 100 ($1.35) target price on shares of The Pebble Group in a report on Monday, March 24th.
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The Pebble Group Stock Up 6.2%
The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.25. The company has a market capitalization of £67.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.01 and a beta of 1.14. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 36.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 41.65.
The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 4.63 ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The Pebble Group had a net margin of 4.74% and a return on equity of 6.55%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that The Pebble Group plc will post 5.0724638 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The Pebble Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a GBX 1.85 ($0.02) dividend. This is a boost from The Pebble Group's previous dividend of $1.20. This represents a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. The Pebble Group's payout ratio is currently 29.29%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Christopher Lee bought 270,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 37 ($0.50) per share, for a total transaction of £99,900 ($134,418.73). Insiders own 12.02% of the company's stock.
About The Pebble Group
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The Pebble Group plc (www.thepebblegroup.com) is a provider of digital commerce, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, comprising two differentiated businesses, focused on specific areas of the promotional products market: Facilisgroup (www.facilisgroup.com) and Brand Addition (www.brandaddition.com).
Facilisgroup focuses on supporting the growth of mid-sized promotional product businesses in North America by providing a digital commerce platform, which enables those businesses to benefit from significant business efficiency and gain meaningful supply chain advantage from the ability to purchase from quality suppliers under preferred terms.
Brand Addition focuses upon providing promotional products and related services under contract to some of the world's most recognisable brands.
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