A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG)’s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 635.52 ($8.61) and traded as high as GBX 691 ($9.36). A.G. BARR shares last traded at GBX 684 ($9.27), with a volume of 170,932 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th.

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 682.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 635.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.62. The stock has a market capitalization of £764.33 million, a P/E ratio of 21.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 39.77 ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter. A.G. BARR had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 8.81%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that A.G. BARR p.l.c. will post 43.7109104 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a dividend of GBX 44.80 ($0.61) per share. This is a positive change from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $3.10. This represents a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Euan Sutherland purchased 11,990 shares of A.G. BARR stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 675 ($9.15) per share, with a total value of £80,932.50 ($109,679.50). Insiders have acquired 12,035 shares of company stock valued at $8,123,016 over the last ninety days. 23.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love.

Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G.