dentalcorp (TSE:DNTL) Stock Price Up 31.8% – Time to Buy?

dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (TSE:DNTL)’s share price traded up 31.8% during trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as C$10.95 and last traded at C$10.91. 6,520,779 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 3,267% from the average session volume of 193,674 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$8.28.

dentalcorp Trading Up 31.8%

The stock has a market cap of C$2.17 billion, a PE ratio of -47.43, a PEG ratio of -2.69 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.72, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$8.20 and a 200 day moving average price of C$8.24.

dentalcorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. dentalcorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -21.74%.

About dentalcorp

Dentalcorp Holdings Ltd is engaged in acquiring dental practices and providing health care services in Canada. It recognizes revenue for the provision of dental services that are rendered to patients by Partner dentists and dental practitioners contracted by the Professional Corporations and health care services rendered by employees or contractors of the company.