Jon Stanton Purchases 398,802 Shares of Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Stock

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Jon Stanton purchased 398,802 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,597 ($32.10) per share, with a total value of £10,356,887.94 ($12,802,086.45).

Imperial Brands Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of LON:IMB opened at GBX 2,624 ($32.44) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,496.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,263.47. The company has a market capitalization of £22.13 billion, a PE ratio of 1,140.87, a P/E/G ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. Imperial Brands PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,662 ($20.54) and a twelve month high of GBX 2,636 ($32.58).

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 54.26 ($0.67) per share. This is an increase from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. This represents a yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Imperial Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,652.17%.

About Imperial Brands

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.

We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.