Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 2,902 ($37.68) and last traded at GBX 2,901 ($37.67), with a volume of 9326826 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,822 ($36.64).

Imperial Brands Trading Up 2.8 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.91. The company has a market cap of £24.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,765.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,534.16.

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th were given a GBX 54.26 ($0.70) dividend. This is an increase from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 20th. Imperial Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.80%.

Insider Activity at Imperial Brands

In other Imperial Brands news, insider Jon Stanton acquired 398,802 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,597 ($33.72) per share, for a total transaction of £10,356,887.94 ($13,448,757.23). Also, insider Stefan Bomhard sold 112,183 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,788 ($36.20), for a total value of £3,127,662.04 ($4,061,371.30). Corporate insiders own 7.33% of the company’s stock.

Imperial Brands Company Profile

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.

We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.