Insider Buying: Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Insider Buys 1,397 Shares of Stock

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Alan Johnson bought 1,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,862 ($35.62) per share, with a total value of £39,982.14 ($49,766.17).

Imperial Brands Price Performance

LON:IMB opened at GBX 2,876.46 ($35.80) on Thursday. Imperial Brands PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,662 ($20.69) and a one year high of GBX 2,897 ($36.06). The stock has a market cap of £24.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,250.63, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,624.87 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,373.71.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported GBX 297 ($3.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 39.00%. Analysts anticipate that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 earnings per share for the current year.

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a GBX 54.26 ($0.68) dividend. This is a boost from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6,652.17%.

About Imperial Brands

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.

We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.