A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Raises Dividend to GBX 12.40 Per Share

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) declared a dividend on Tuesday, March 26th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12.40 ($0.16) per share on Friday, June 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. This is a positive change from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $2.65. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

Shares of LON BAG opened at GBX 586.40 ($7.41) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 1.88. The firm has a market cap of £656.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,933.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.33. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 536.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 513.47. A.G. BARR has a 52 week low of GBX 446 ($5.64) and a 52 week high of GBX 587 ($7.42).

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on BAG shares. Barclays raised A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.60) price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, March 8th. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Thursday, February 1st.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.