Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE) Insider Sells £164,368.40 in Stock

Posted by Defense World Staff on Apr 25th, 2024

Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE – Get Free Report) insider Rob Wood sold 43,715 shares of Breedon Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 376 ($4.64), for a total transaction of £164,368.40 ($203,024.21).

Breedon Group Trading Down 4.1 %

Breedon Group stock opened at GBX 364.50 ($4.50) on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 377.29 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 356.27. The company has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,175.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.16. Breedon Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 302.90 ($3.74) and a 52 week high of GBX 408 ($5.04). The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.72.

Breedon Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 4th will be given a dividend of GBX 9.50 ($0.12) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 4th. This is a positive change from Breedon Group’s previous dividend of $4.00. This represents a yield of 2.54%. Breedon Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,516.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their price target on shares of Breedon Group from GBX 440 ($5.43) to GBX 460 ($5.68) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th.

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About Breedon Group

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Breedon Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the quarrying, manufacture, and sale of construction materials and building products primarily in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and internationally. It offers various aggregates, such as crushed rock, high polished stone value, sand and gravel, self-binding gravels, decorative aggregates, recycled aggregates, white limestone products, agricultural lime, granular mineral fillers, and welsh slates for use in the construction market.