Science Group plc (SAG) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 22nd

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) announced a dividend on Monday, March 24th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share on Friday, July 4th. This represents a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Science Group Trading Up 2.3 %

LON SAG opened at GBX 436.80 ($5.66) on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36. Science Group has a 12 month low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a 12 month high of GBX 494 ($6.40). The company has a market capitalization of £195.25 million, a PE ratio of 32.98 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 444.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 455.93.

Science Group (LON:SAG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share for the quarter. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%. Research analysts forecast that Science Group will post 27.3000005 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Science Group

In other Science Group news, insider Daniel Edwards acquired 6,667 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, for a total transaction of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04). 24.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 758 ($9.81) price objective on shares of Science Group in a research report on Monday.

Science Group Company Profile

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.