LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) Insider Adam Castleton Purchases 14,195 Shares

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) insider Adam Castleton bought 14,195 shares of LSL Property Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 272 ($3.52) per share, with a total value of £38,610.40 ($49,916.48).

Adam Castleton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 30th, Adam Castleton purchased 8,725 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 295 ($3.81) per share, for a total transaction of £25,738.75 ($33,275.69).
• On Monday, January 6th, Adam Castleton acquired 53 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 284 ($3.67) per share, with a total value of £150.52 ($194.60).

LSL Property Services Stock Performance

LSL opened at GBX 268 ($3.46) on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.30. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 277.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 286.43. The firm has a market capitalization of £275.77 million, a PE ratio of 25.90, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.09. LSL Property Services plc has a 52-week low of GBX 252 ($3.26) and a 52-week high of GBX 355 ($4.59).

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 21.10 ($0.27) EPS for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 6.74%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.137931 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

LSL Property Services Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a GBX 7.40 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. This is an increase from LSL Property Services’s previous dividend of $4.00. LSL Property Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 106.30%.

LSL Property Services Company Profile

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising.