H&T Group (LON:HAT) Earns House Stock Rating from Shore Capital

Shore Capital reaffirmed their house stock rating on shares of H&T Group (LON:HAT) in a report released on Tuesday morning,Digital Look reports.

H&T Group Trading Up 3.7 %

HAT stock opened at GBX 392 ($5.10) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.55, a current ratio of 15.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82. H&T Group has a twelve month low of GBX 325.50 ($4.23) and a twelve month high of GBX 440 ($5.72). The company has a market cap of £170.81 million, a P/E ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 352.35 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 360.03.

H&T Group (LON:HAT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.67) EPS for the quarter. H&T Group had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 9.06%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that H&T Group will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current year.

H&T Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be issued a GBX 11 ($0.14) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a positive change from H&T Group’s previous dividend of $7.00. This represents a yield of 2.84%. H&T Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.61%.

H&T Group Company Profile

H&T is the UK’s largest pawnbroker and provides a range of financial services to meet customers’ needs. We are the 6th largest retailer of high quality pre-owned and new jewellery and watches.

Our ambition is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued finance service.