Shires Income Plc (LON:SHRS) Raises Dividend to GBX 4.80 Per Share

Shires Income Plc (LON:SHRS) announced a dividend on Thursday, May 23rd, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 4th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.80 ($0.06) per share on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 4th. This is an increase from Shires Income’s previous dividend of $3.20. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Shires Income Trading Up 1.3 %

LON SHRS opened at GBX 238 ($3.01) on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.51, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of £98.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 839.29 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 240.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 226.33. Shires Income has a one year low of GBX 200 ($2.53) and a one year high of GBX 253 ($3.20).

About Shires Income

Shires Income PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited. The fund is co-managed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.