Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Stock Price Passes Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN)’s stock price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 88.82 ($1.18) and traded as high as GBX 95.90 ($1.27). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 94.50 ($1.25), with a volume of 90,496 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.

Epwin Group Stock Down 0.5 %

The company has a market capitalization of £129.82 million, a PE ratio of 14.88 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.18. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 88.82 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 96.62.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.13) EPS for the quarter. Epwin Group had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 8.92%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a GBX 13 ($0.17) dividend. This is a positive change from Epwin Group’s previous dividend of $2.10. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.03%. Epwin Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.71%.

Epwin Group Company Profile

Epwin is the leading manufacturer of energy efficient and low maintenance building products, with significant market shares, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors.