Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Shares Up 0.8%

Equals Group plc (LON:EQLS)’s share price shot up 0.8% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 131 ($1.65) and last traded at GBX 131 ($1.65). 361,544 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the average session volume of 623,538 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 130 ($1.63).

Equals Group Stock Down 0.4 %

The company has a market cap of £242.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,275.00 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 120.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 117.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.03.

Equals Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1 ($0.01) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.76%. This is an increase from Equals Group’s previous dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. Equals Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5,000.00%.

Equals Group Company Profile

Equals Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides payment processing and banking services to private clients and corporations through prepaid currency cards, travel cash, international money transfers, and current accounts in the United Kingdom. The company offers Equals Money, a card payment platform; Equals Money Solutions, an enterprise scale-up of the Equals Money platform serving large corporate and financial institutions; and FairFX, a travel card and international payment product for individuals, international holidaymakers, and families.