Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) Insider Rowan Baker Acquires 10,036 Shares

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) insider Rowan Baker acquired 10,036 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 104 ($1.35) per share, for a total transaction of £10,437.44 ($13,513.00).

Essentra Stock Performance

Shares of LON:ESNT opened at GBX 105.40 ($1.36) on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.89. Essentra plc has a 12 month low of GBX 103.60 ($1.34) and a 12 month high of GBX 191.80 ($2.48). The company has a market capitalization of £302.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.83, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 119 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 136.44.

Essentra (LON:ESNT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 8.50 ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Essentra had a return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.13%. Research analysts predict that Essentra plc will post 524.137931 EPS for the current year.

Essentra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a GBX 1.55 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This is an increase from Essentra’s previous dividend of $1.25. Essentra’s dividend payout ratio is 329.52%.

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