GlobalData Plc (DATA) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 20th

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA) declared a dividend on Monday, March 10th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1 ($0.01) per share on Friday, May 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

GlobalData Stock Performance

LON DATA traded up GBX 1.50 ($0.02) during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 155 ($2.01). 8,743,690 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,152,411. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16. GlobalData has a 1 year low of GBX 150 ($1.95) and a 1 year high of GBX 244 ($3.17). The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 185.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 195.07.

GlobalData (LON:DATA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 7.50 ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. GlobalData had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 12.99%. On average, equities research analysts expect that GlobalData will post 9.6687774 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on GlobalData from GBX 295 ($3.83) to GBX 300 ($3.90) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th.

Insider Buying and Selling at GlobalData

In other news, insider Michael Danson sold 2,000,000 shares of GlobalData stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 195 ($2.53), for a total value of £3,900,000 ($5,065,592.93). Insiders own 66.45% of the company’s stock.

GlobalData Company Profile

GlobalData Plc is a leading data, insights, and analytics platform for the world’s largest industries. Our mission is to help our clients decode the future, make better decisions, and reach more customers.

One Platform Model
GlobalData’s One Platform model is the foundation of our business and is the result of years of continuous investment, targeted acquisitions, and organic development.