Anpario plc (LON:ANP) Insider Marc Wilson Acquires 3,778 Shares

Anpario plc (LON:ANP) insider Marc Wilson bought 3,778 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 398 ($5.13) per share, with a total value of £15,036.44 ($19,396.85).

Anpario Stock Performance

Shares of Anpario stock opened at GBX 325 ($4.19) on Friday. Anpario plc has a 52 week low of GBX 229.50 ($2.96) and a 52 week high of GBX 488.55 ($6.30). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 5.16 and a current ratio of 6.15. The stock has a market capitalization of £55.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.95 and a beta of 0.58. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 426.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 377.39.

Anpario (LON:ANP) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 31st. The company reported GBX 28.40 ($0.37) earnings per share for the quarter. Anpario had a return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 9.23%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Anpario plc will post 23.5757801 EPS for the current year.

Anpario Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 10th. This represents a yield of 2.09%. This is a boost from Anpario’s previous dividend of $3.25. Anpario’s payout ratio is currently 60.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ANP shares. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Anpario from GBX 380 ($4.90) to GBX 500 ($6.45) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Anpario in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

About Anpario

Anpario plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of natural feed additives for animal health, hygiene, and nutrition. Its health and performance category offers various products that support and maintain animal gut health, such as phytogenic and acid based eubiotics, and omega fatty acids under the Orego-Stim, Optomega, pHorce, Salkil, and Genex brands; feed quality category provides products, such as enzymes, antioxidants, pellet binders, mould inhibitors, and acid based eubiotics under the pHorce, Feedzyme, Salgard, Oxigard, Moldgard, and Mastercube brands.