Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Sets New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 110 ($1.39) and last traded at GBX 106.25 ($1.35), with a volume of 172823 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 108 ($1.37).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th.

Epwin Group Stock Down 1.6 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.77, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of £148.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,770.83 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 105.13 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 95.66.

Epwin Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were issued a dividend of GBX 2.10 ($0.03) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.12%. Epwin Group’s payout ratio is 8,333.33%.

About Epwin Group

Epwin Group Plc manufactures and sells building products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Extrusion and Moulding, and Fabrication and Distribution segments. It also offers windows, doors, cavity closers, and curtain walling products; wood plastic composite and aluminium decking products, and panels; glass reinforced plastic building components.