Speedy Hire (LON:SDY) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $29.44

Shares of Speedy Hire Plc (LON:SDYGet Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 29.44 ($0.38) and traded as high as GBX 39 ($0.50). Speedy Hire shares last traded at GBX 39 ($0.50), with a volume of 658,447 shares traded.

Speedy Hire Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 32.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 29.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 97.86. The stock has a market capitalization of £180.12 million, a P/E ratio of -3,900.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.25.

Speedy Hire Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 8th will be given a GBX 1.80 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 8th. This is a positive change from Speedy Hire’s previous dividend of $0.80. This represents a dividend yield of 5.85%. Speedy Hire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -30,000.00%.

Insider Transactions at Speedy Hire

In other news, insider Paul A. Rayner bought 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 33 ($0.43) per share, with a total value of £11,550 ($14,937.92). Corporate insiders own 5.16% of the company’s stock.

Speedy Hire Company Profile

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Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools, equipment, and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories, including access, lighting, lifting, rail, survey and safety, ATEX, plant, communications, and pipework and engineering equipment; compressors, generators, and pumps; and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment.

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