Martyn Roy Ratcliffe Buys 10,000 Shares of Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Stock

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) insider Martyn Roy Ratcliffe bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 410 ($5.24) per share, for a total transaction of £41,000 ($52,389.47).

Science Group Price Performance

SAG stock opened at GBX 411 ($5.25) on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 435.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 450.82. The company has a market cap of £183.72 million, a PE ratio of 31.03 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36. Science Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 327.96 ($4.19) and a 12-month high of GBX 494 ($6.31).

Science Group (LON:SAG) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%. As a group, research analysts predict that Science Group plc will post 27.3000005 EPS for the current year.

Science Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. Science Group’s payout ratio is 60.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 758 ($9.69) price target on shares of Science Group in a report on Monday, March 24th.

About Science Group

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.