easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Acquires £40,722 in Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider David Robbie acquired 7,404 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 550 ($7.01) per share, with a total value of £40,722 ($51,868.55).

easyJet Price Performance

Shares of easyJet stock opened at GBX 552.80 ($7.04) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 518.94 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 483.37. The stock has a market cap of £4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,128.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. easyJet plc has a one year low of GBX 404.70 ($5.15) and a one year high of GBX 591.07 ($7.53).

easyJet Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a GBX 12.10 ($0.15) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. easyJet’s dividend payout ratio is 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

easyJet plc operates as a low-cost airline carrier in Europe. The company engages in the provision of holiday packages; aircraft trading and leasing activities; development of building projects; financing and insurance business; and tour operator activities. easyJet plc was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.