Man Group (LON:EMG) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average of $235.10

Man Group Plc (LON:EMG)’s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 235.10 ($2.90) and traded as high as GBX 250.60 ($3.10). Man Group shares last traded at GBX 247 ($3.05), with a volume of 2,048,067 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMG has been the topic of several recent research reports. Numis Securities reaffirmed an “add” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.71) price target on shares of Man Group in a report on Friday, April 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Man Group from GBX 323 ($3.99) to GBX 318 ($3.93) and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 292.67 ($3.61).

Man Group Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 255.41 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 235.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.03, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 1,646.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.15 and a beta of 0.74.

Man Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. This is a positive change from Man Group’s previous dividend of $0.06. This represents a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. Man Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8,666.67%.

Insider Transactions at Man Group

In other news, insider Antoine Forterre sold 75,484 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 249 ($3.08), for a total transaction of £187,955.16 ($232,158.05). Corporate insiders own 2.07% of the company’s stock.

Man Group Company Profile

Man Group Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides long-only and alternative investment management services worldwide. It offers a range of liquid investment products and solutions, which include quantitative, multi-manager and discretionary investment styles, and span across various asset classes, like equity, real estate, currency, credit, volatility, and commodities.