Science Group plc Declares Dividend of GBX 8 (LON:SAG)

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) declared a dividend on Monday, March 24th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share on Friday, July 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Science Group Stock Performance

Shares of SAG stock opened at GBX 436.80 ($5.66) on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £195.25 million, a P/E ratio of 32.98 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 444.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 455.93. Science Group has a one year low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a one year high of GBX 494 ($6.40). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

Science Group (LON:SAG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) EPS for the quarter. Science Group had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 5.44%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Science Group will post 27.3000005 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Science Group

In other news, insider Daniel Edwards acquired 6,667 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, for a total transaction of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04). Insiders own 24.43% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.81) price target on shares of Science Group in a report on Monday.

About Science Group

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.