Insider Buying: A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Insider Acquires 24 Shares of Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) insider Stuart Lorimer purchased 24 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 628 ($8.01) per share, for a total transaction of £150.72 ($192.12).

A.G. BARR Stock Down 0.5 %

BAG stock opened at GBX 628 ($8.01) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.50. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 474.50 ($6.05) and a 52 week high of GBX 686 ($8.74). The stock has a market capitalization of £698.59 million, a PE ratio of 1,962.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 622.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 624.72.

A.G. BARR Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were issued a dividend of GBX 3.10 ($0.04) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 3rd. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.