Ben Fidler Sells 29,835 Shares of Bodycote plc (LON:BOY) Stock

Bodycote plc (LON:BOY) insider Ben Fidler sold 29,835 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 465 ($6.20), for a total value of £138,732.75 ($184,853.76).

Bodycote Stock Performance

Shares of BOY stock opened at GBX 476 ($6.34) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £852.42 million, a P/E ratio of 14.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 551.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 593.66. Bodycote plc has a one year low of GBX 449.40 ($5.99) and a one year high of GBX 774 ($10.31). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.84, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Bodycote (LON:BOY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported GBX 48.60 ($0.65) earnings per share for the quarter. Bodycote had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 8.14%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Bodycote plc will post 54.0540541 EPS for the current year.

Bodycote Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.10 ($0.21) per share. This represents a yield of 2.8%. This is a positive change from Bodycote’s previous dividend of $6.90. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. Bodycote’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 69.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 800 ($10.66) target price on shares of Bodycote in a research note on Monday, March 24th.

About Bodycote

The leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services worldwide.

Heat treatment encompasses a variety of techniques and specialist engineering processes which improve the properties of metals and alloys and extend the life of components and is a vital part of any manufacturing process.

Bodycote is uniquely placed via our global network and the experience and knowledge of our people to offer high quality, reliable and cost-effective services to manufacturers whatever their size or market sector.