Woolworths (OTCMKTS:WLWHY) Trading 14.2% Higher - Here's What Happened

Shares of Woolworths Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:WLWHY - Get Free Report) rose 14.2% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $3.65 and last traded at $3.45. Approximately 396 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 65% from the average daily volume of 1,141 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.02.

Woolworths Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average of $3.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.34.

Woolworths Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th were paid a $0.0583 dividend. This is an increase from Woolworths's previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th.

Woolworths Company Profile

Woolworths Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of retail stores in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. It operates through seven segments: Woolworths Fashion, Beauty and Home; Woolworths Food; Woolworths Financial Services; Woolworths Logistics; Country Road Group; and Treasury.