The Weir Group PLC (OTCMKTS:WEGRY – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 900 shares, a growth of 125.0% from the March 31st total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.
The Weir Group Price Performance
OTCMKTS:WEGRY opened at $12.38 on Friday. The Weir Group has a 1-year low of $9.90 and a 1-year high of $13.37. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.70.
The Weir Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, April 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.1113 per share. This is a boost from The Weir Group’s previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th.
The Weir Group Company Profile
The Weir Group PLC produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide. It operates in two segments, Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment offers engineering, manufacturing, and service processing technology for the use in abrasive high-wear mining applications; and differentiated technology for the use in infrastructure and general industrial markets.
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