Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Stock Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN)’s stock price crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 88.82 ($1.18) and traded as high as GBX 95.90 ($1.27). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 94.50 ($1.25), with a volume of 90,496 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.

Epwin Group Stock Down 0.7 %

The company has a market capitalization of £129.66 million, a PE ratio of 14.86 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 88.88 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 96.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) last posted its 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 earnings per share for the current year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

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

Epwin Group Company Profile

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.