Daniel Edwards Buys 6,667 Shares of Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Stock

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) insider Daniel Edwards purchased 6,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 425 ($5.47) per share, for a total transaction of £28,334.75 ($36,480.95).

Science Group Price Performance

SAG stock opened at GBX 435.10 ($5.60) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 443.86 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 455.48. The stock has a market capitalization of £194.49 million, a PE ratio of 32.85 and a beta of 0.46. Science Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 327.96 ($4.22) and a 1 year high of GBX 494 ($6.36).

Science Group (LON:SAG) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 5.44%. Equities research analysts expect that Science Group plc will post 27.3000005 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Science Group Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.76) target price on shares of Science Group in a research report on Monday.

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.