Tristel (LON:TSTL) Shares Pass Above 50-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Tristel plc (LON:TSTL)’s share price passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 415.64 ($5.20) and traded as high as GBX 440 ($5.50). Tristel shares last traded at GBX 435 ($5.44), with a volume of 30,066 shares trading hands.

Tristel Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £209.35 million, a P/E ratio of 3,379.62 and a beta of 0.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 415.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 431.37. The company has a quick ratio of 3.83, a current ratio of 4.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.12.

Tristel Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th were given a dividend of GBX 8.28 ($0.10) per share. This is a boost from Tristel’s previous dividend of $5.24. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 2.1%. Tristel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10,000.00%.

Tristel Company Profile

Tristel plc develops, manufactures, and sells infection prevention products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Hospital Medical Device Decontamination, Hospital Environmental Surface Disinfection, and Other. It offers medical instrument disinfection products, including airway management, cardiology, ear, nose and throat, endoscopy, gastrointestinal physiology, laboratory, ophthalmology, phlebotomy, reproductive health/IVF, surface, ultrasound, urology, women's health, and other products under the Tristel brand.