Insider Buying: easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Purchases £150.54 in Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis acquired 26 shares of easyJet stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 579 ($7.31) per share, with a total value of £150.54 ($190.00).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Kenton Jarvis acquired 28 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 543 ($6.85) per share, for a total transaction of £152.04 ($191.90).
• On Thursday, October 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 30 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 491 ($6.20) per share, with a total value of £147.30 ($185.91).

easyJet Stock Up 0.6 %

EZJ opened at GBX 586.60 ($7.40) on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 531.15 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 489.23. easyJet plc has a one year low of GBX 404.70 ($5.11) and a one year high of GBX 594 ($7.50). The company has a market capitalization of £4.42 billion, a PE ratio of 1,197.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.03.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. This is a positive change from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. easyJet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

easyJet plc operates as a low-cost airline carrier in Europe. The company engages in the provision of holiday packages; aircraft trading and leasing activities; development of building projects; financing and insurance business; and tour operator activities. easyJet plc was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.