GlobalData (LON:DATA) Share Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average of $188.53

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA) shares crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 188.53 ($2.37) and traded as high as GBX 215 ($2.70). GlobalData shares last traded at GBX 213 ($2.68), with a volume of 764,626 shares.

GlobalData Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 188.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 179.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 500.69, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of £1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 5,325.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.61.

GlobalData Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a dividend of GBX 3.20 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from GlobalData’s previous dividend of $1.40. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. GlobalData’s payout ratio is presently 12,500.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Graham Lilley acquired 10,876 shares of GlobalData stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 179 ($2.25) per share, for a total transaction of £19,468.04 ($24,454.26). 68.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

GlobalData Company Profile

GlobalData Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business information in the form of proprietary data, analytics, and insights in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific. The company also offers performance advertising services. It serves aerospace, defense, and security; agribusiness; apparel; automotive; banking and payments; construction; consumer; food services; healthcare; insurance; medical devices; mining; oil and gas; packaging; pharmaceutical; power; retail; technology; travel and tourism; and sport industries, as well as public sectors.