Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) Declares Dividend of GBX 33.10

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 4th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 33.10 ($0.44) per share on Friday, June 20th. This represents a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This is a 99.4% increase from Keller Group’s previous dividend of $16.60. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Keller Group Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of LON:KLR opened at GBX 1,570 ($20.97) on Tuesday. Keller Group has a 52 week low of GBX 1,190 ($15.89) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,704 ($22.76). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.61, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.36. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,409.94 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,424.83. The company has a market capitalization of £1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 9.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.34.

Keller Group (LON:KLR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 204 ($2.72) EPS for the quarter. Keller Group had a net margin of 4.20% and a return on equity of 23.55%. Equities research analysts predict that Keller Group will post 192.5925926 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keller Group declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, March 31st that allows the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Keller Group

In other Keller Group news, insider David Burke sold 33,773 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,408 ($18.81), for a total transaction of £475,523.84 ($635,132.68). Also, insider Kerry Porritt sold 13,756 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,396 ($18.65), for a total value of £192,033.76 ($256,489.60). 4.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keller Group Company Profile

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services.