Essentra plc (LON:ESNT - Get Free Report) insider Scott Fawcett sold 55,301 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 176 ($2.21), for a total transaction of £97,329.76 ($122,181.47).
Essentra Stock Up 2.4 %
Shares of ESNT stock opened at GBX 181.60 ($2.28) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £521.12 million, a P/E ratio of 9,080.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. Essentra plc has a one year low of GBX 130.20 ($1.63) and a one year high of GBX 211 ($2.65). The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 170.91 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 163.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.27, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.50.
Essentra Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be given a GBX 2.40 ($0.03) dividend. This is a boost from Essentra's previous dividend of $1.20. This represents a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. Essentra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20,000.00%.
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Essentra plc manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. The company offers cable ties and conduit, and accessories; grommets, strain relief, and blanking plugs; cable glands and accessories; caps and plugs; card guides and pullers; circuit board hardware products; EMI suppression ferrite cores; fan accessories comprising filters and fan mounting accessories; screws and nuts; rivet and panel fasteners; washers; spacers; brushes; fleet; fibre management; and furniture fittings.
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