Personal Group (LON:PGH) Announces Earnings Results

Personal Group (LON:PGH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.70 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Personal Group had a net margin of 13.49% and a return on equity of 14.40%.

Personal Group Price Performance

Shares of PGH traded up GBX 7.92 ($0.10) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 247.92 ($3.19). 65,672 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,380. Personal Group has a twelve month low of GBX 152 ($1.96) and a twelve month high of GBX 248 ($3.19). The company has a market capitalization of £76.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.63 and a beta of 0.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 206.25 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 193.22.

Personal Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be given a GBX 10 ($0.13) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This is a boost from Personal Group’s previous dividend of $6.50. This represents a yield of 4.31%. Personal Group’s payout ratio is 80.50%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Personal Group from GBX 209 ($2.69) to GBX 316 ($4.07) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

About Personal Group

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c.