Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Insider Daniel Edwards Purchases 6,667 Shares

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) insider Daniel Edwards acquired 6,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, with a total value of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04).

Science Group Price Performance

Shares of Science Group stock traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) on Tuesday, hitting GBX 427 ($5.53). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 59,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,859. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.01. Science Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a 1 year high of GBX 494 ($6.40). The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 444.52 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 455.93. The company has a market capitalization of £190.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24 and a beta of 0.46.

Science Group (LON:SAG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Science Group plc will post 27.3000005 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Science Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a GBX 8 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. Science Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.40%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.81) price objective on shares of Science Group in a research note on Monday.

About Science Group

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.