Epwin Group’s (EPWN) “House Stock” Rating Reiterated at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reissued their house stock rating on shares of Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) in a research report released on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat reports.

Epwin Group Price Performance

EPWN stock traded up GBX 1.90 ($0.02) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 94.90 ($1.21). The stock had a trading volume of 167,905 shares, compared to its average volume of 133,725. The stock has a market cap of £130.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.18. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 88.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 96.95. Epwin Group has a 1-year low of GBX 82 ($1.05) and a 1-year high of GBX 110 ($1.41).

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.13) EPS for the quarter. Epwin Group had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 8.92%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Epwin Group will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of GBX 13 ($0.17) per share. This is a boost from Epwin Group’s previous dividend of $2.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.03%. Epwin Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.71%.

About Epwin Group

Epwin is the leading manufacturer of energy efficient and low maintenance building products, with significant market shares, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors.