Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Insider Alan Johnson Acquires 1,397 Shares

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Alan Johnson bought 1,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,862 ($35.37) per share, for a total transaction of £39,982.14 ($49,409.47).

Imperial Brands Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of IMB stock traded up GBX 23 ($0.28) during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 2,880 ($35.59). 1,826,264 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,262,743. The stock has a market cap of £24.29 billion, a PE ratio of 1,252.17, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,618.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,368.21. Imperial Brands PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 1,662 ($20.54) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,888 ($35.69).

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported GBX 297 ($3.67) earnings per share for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a return on equity of 39.00% and a net margin of 11.44%. Research analysts predict that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current year.

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 54.26 ($0.67) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a yield of 2.43%. Imperial Brands’s payout ratio is currently 6,652.17%.

Imperial Brands Company Profile

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.