Billington (LON:BILN) Reaches New 12-Month High at $550.00

Shares of Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 550 ($6.79) and last traded at GBX 550 ($6.79), with a volume of 72211 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 525 ($6.48).

Billington Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 433.21 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 405.92. The stock has a market cap of £70.09 million, a PE ratio of 982.13 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.16, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.53.

Billington Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a GBX 33 ($0.41) dividend. This is an increase from Billington’s previous dividend of $15.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 6.73%. Billington’s dividend payout ratio is 2,857.14%.

Insider Activity at Billington

In other Billington news, insider Trevor Taylor sold 43,484 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 478 ($5.90), for a total value of £207,853.52 ($256,736.07). 47.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Billington Company Profile

Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems.