James Halstead (LON:JHD) Sets New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 128.50 ($1.64) and last traded at GBX 130 ($1.66), with a volume of 99466 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 134 ($1.71).

James Halstead Stock Down 0.5 %

The company has a market capitalization of £559.57 million, a P/E ratio of 13.48, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a current ratio of 3.34 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 154.92 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 173.50.

James Halstead (LON:JHD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 EPS for the current year.

James Halstead Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a GBX 2.75 ($0.04) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a yield of 1.87%. James Halstead’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.67%.

Insider Transactions at James Halstead

In other news, insider Gordon Oliver bought 5,550 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.69) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,361.10). Corporate insiders own 49.12% of the company’s stock.

About James Halstead

James Halstead (LSE: JHD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company’s brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.