Senior (LON:SNR) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average of $167.12

Shares of Senior plc (LON:SNR) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 167.12 ($2.08) and traded as high as GBX 172.60 ($2.15). Senior shares last traded at GBX 165 ($2.05), with a volume of 461,923 shares traded.

Senior Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 167.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 167.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.00. The stock has a market capitalization of £680.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,357.14, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.39.

Senior Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a GBX 1.70 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.07%. This is a positive change from Senior’s previous dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 2nd. Senior’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2,857.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider David Squires sold 266,257 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 173 ($2.15), for a total transaction of £460,624.61 ($573,415.42). 1.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Senior Company Profile

Senior plc designs, manufactures, and sells high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace, defense, land vehicle, and power and energy markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Aerospace and Flexonics.