Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL) Insider Purchases £2,567.28 in Stock

Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL) insider Will Truman purchased 1,689 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 152 ($2.06) per share, with a total value of £2,567.28 ($3,473.05).

Eurocell Price Performance

Shares of LON ECEL opened at GBX 157 ($2.12) on Friday. Eurocell plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 127 ($1.72) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 191 ($2.58). The stock has a market cap of £159.78 million, a P/E ratio of 13.82 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 152.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 157.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.43.

Eurocell (LON:ECEL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 14.40 ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter. Eurocell had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 3.51%. Equities analysts expect that Eurocell plc will post 19.470852 EPS for the current year.

Eurocell Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 24th were issued a dividend of GBX 3.90 ($0.05) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 24th. This is a positive change from Eurocell’s previous dividend of $2.20. This represents a dividend yield of 2.52%. Eurocell’s payout ratio is 52.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 300 ($4.06) target price on shares of Eurocell in a research note on Thursday, March 20th.

Eurocell Company Profile

Eurocell plc engages in manufacture, distribution, and recycling of windows, doors, and roofline polyvinyl chloride (PVC) building products in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through Profiles and Building Plastics segments. It also offers fascia and capping boards, finishing trims, soffit boards, ventilators, and accessories; decking, fencing, and balustrade.