James Halstead plc Plans Dividend of GBX 2.75 (LON:JHD)

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) declared a dividend on Thursday, March 27th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share on Friday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

James Halstead Stock Performance

Shares of LON JHD traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 158 ($2.10). 265,233 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 371,447. The firm has a market cap of £660.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 147.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 168.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 3.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52. James Halstead has a 1-year low of GBX 127.50 ($1.69) and a 1-year high of GBX 207 ($2.75).

James Halstead (LON:JHD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that James Halstead will post 10.670194 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Gordon Oliver bought 5,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 132 ($1.75) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,738.14). Also, insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.85) per share, for a total transaction of £19,964.57 ($26,538.04). Insiders own 49.12% of the company’s stock.

James Halstead Company Profile

James Halstead (LSE: JHD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company’s brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.