Science Group (LON:SAG) Announces Earnings Results

Science Group (LON:SAG) posted its earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%.

Science Group Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of Science Group stock traded up GBX 8.20 ($0.11) on Wednesday, hitting GBX 435.20 ($5.63). 75,249 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,399. The company has a market capitalization of £194.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.86 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 444.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 455.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Science Group has a one year low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a one year high of GBX 494 ($6.40).

Science Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 is Thursday, May 22nd. Science Group’s dividend payout ratio is 60.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Science Group

In related news, insider Daniel Edwards acquired 6,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, with a total value of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04). Insiders own 24.43% of the company’s stock.

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.