Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) Stock Price Down 1.5% – Here’s What Happened

Hercules Site Services Plc (LON:HERC)’s stock price dropped 1.5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 50 ($0.62) and last traded at GBX 50.25 ($0.62). Approximately 92,818 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 32% from the average daily volume of 70,143 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 51 ($0.63).

Hercules Site Services Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 43.40 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 44.27. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 251.19. The firm has a market cap of £40.01 million, a PE ratio of 5,025.00 and a beta of 0.52.

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The company reported GBX 1.46 ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hercules Site Services had a net margin of 0.59% and a return on equity of 6.71%. As a group, research analysts predict that Hercules Site Services Plc will post 1.2407862 earnings per share for the current year.

Hercules Site Services Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.12 ($0.01) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from Hercules Site Services’s previous dividend of $0.60. Hercules Site Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20,000.00%.

Hercules Site Services Company Profile

Hercules Site Services plc is a leading technology enabled labour supply company for the UK infrastructure and construction sectors, which joined the AIM market in February 2022. Founded in 2008 by CEO Brusk Korkmaz, Hercules provides site services to a diverse range of blue-chip clients, including Balfour Beaty, Costain, Skanska, Kier, and Hill Group.