Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Foxtons Group plc (LON:FOXT)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 50.50 ($0.64) and last traded at GBX 54 ($0.69), with a volume of 1250579 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 55.90 ($0.71).

Foxtons Group Trading Down 3.4 %

The company has a market capitalization of £164.57 million, a PE ratio of 22.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.83, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.70. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 63.52 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 62.82.

Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. Foxtons Group had a net margin of 4.69% and a return on equity of 5.66%. Analysts expect that Foxtons Group plc will post 5.4191363 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Foxtons Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 0.95 ($0.01) per share. This is a positive change from Foxtons Group’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.51%. Foxtons Group’s payout ratio is presently 41.78%.

Insider Activity at Foxtons Group

In related news, insider Chris Hough purchased 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 61 ($0.78) per share, for a total transaction of £18,300 ($23,294.30). 4.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Foxtons Group

Foxtons Group plc, an estate agency, provides services to the residential property market in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Lettings, Sales, and Financial Services. The Lettings segment engages in letting and management of residential properties. The Sales segment sells residential properties.