Timothy (Tim) J. Cooper Purchases 8,500 Shares of NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) Stock

NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) insider Timothy (Tim) J. Cooper acquired 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 174 ($2.28) per share, for a total transaction of £14,790 ($19,358.64).

NWF Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON NWF opened at GBX 170 ($2.23) on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 170.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 159.23. The stock has a market capitalization of £84.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.22. NWF Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 139.50 ($1.83) and a 52-week high of GBX 225 ($2.95).

NWF Group (LON:NWF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported GBX 5.50 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. NWF Group had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 0.96%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NWF Group plc will post 17.4489796 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NWF Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a GBX 1 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. NWF Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.64%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of NWF Group in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

NWF Group Company Profile

NWF Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the sale and distribution of fuel oils in the United Kingdom. It operates through Fuels, Food, and Feeds segments. The Fuels segment sells domestic heating, industrial, and road fuels. This segment owns and operates through a network of 27 depots.