Marshalls (LON:MSLH) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLHGet Free Report)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 273.58 ($3.70) and traded as high as GBX 286.50 ($3.87). Marshalls shares last traded at GBX 281 ($3.80), with a volume of 493,720 shares changing hands.

Marshalls Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 265.95 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 273.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.19. The company has a market cap of £712.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.26.

Marshalls (LON:MSLHGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 16 ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marshalls had a return on equity of 3.32% and a net margin of 3.46%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Marshalls plc will post 18.2342758 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marshalls Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a GBX 5.40 ($0.07) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This is a boost from Marshalls’s previous dividend of $2.60. This represents a yield of 2.26%. Marshalls’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.44%.

Insider Activity at Marshalls

In related news, insider Simon Bourne sold 14,048 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 237 ($3.20), for a total value of £33,293.76 ($44,991.57). 2.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Marshalls

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Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls’ strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership.

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