Ashtead Group plc (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) Increases Dividend to $3.52 Per Share

Ashtead Group plc (OTCMKTS:ASHTY) declared a dividend on Thursday, July 11th, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of 3.52 per share on Wednesday, September 25th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 9th. This is a positive change from Ashtead Group’s previous dividend of $0.58.

Ashtead Group Trading Up 2.3 %

ASHTY traded up $5.99 on Thursday, hitting $269.84. The company had a trading volume of 21,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,623. The company has a market cap of $29.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.10, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.63. Ashtead Group has a 12-month low of $221.86 and a 12-month high of $316.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $286.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $279.38.

Ashtead Group Company Profile

Ashtead Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It provides pumps, power generation, heating, cooling, scaffolding, traffic management, temporary flooring, trench shoring, and lifting services.