Hargreaves Services Plc (LON:HSP) Insider David Anderson Acquires 2,448 Shares

Hargreaves Services Plc (LON:HSP) insider David Anderson acquired 2,448 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 581 ($7.66) per share, for a total transaction of £14,222.88 ($18,753.80).

Hargreaves Services Trading Down 3.0 %

Shares of HSP stock opened at GBX 576 ($7.59) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.75. The firm has a market cap of £194.43 million, a P/E ratio of 15.77 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 636.73 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 593.82. Hargreaves Services Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 479.50 ($6.32) and a 12-month high of GBX 720 ($9.49).

Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported GBX 12.23 ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hargreaves Services had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 5.81%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Hargreaves Services Plc will post 42.9487179 earnings per share for the current year.

Hargreaves Services Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a GBX 18.50 ($0.24) dividend. This is a boost from Hargreaves Services’s previous dividend of $18.00. This represents a yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. Hargreaves Services’s payout ratio is currently 98.58%.

About Hargreaves Services

Hargreaves Services plc is a diversified group delivering services to the industrial and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The Company’s three business segments are Services, Hargreaves Land and an investment in a German joint venture, Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH (HRMS).