Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL) Insider Sells £325,845.12 in Stock

Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL) insider Darren Waters sold 218,688 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 149 ($1.98), for a total value of £325,845.12 ($433,881.65).

Eurocell Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of ECEL stock opened at GBX 153.50 ($2.04) on Friday. Eurocell plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 127 ($1.69) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 191 ($2.54). The firm has a market capitalization of £156.22 million, a PE ratio of 13.52 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.43, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 149.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 162.99.

Eurocell (LON:ECEL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 14.40 ($0.19) EPS for the quarter. Eurocell had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 3.51%. Equities analysts expect that Eurocell plc will post 19.470852 earnings per share for the current year.

Eurocell Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 3.90 ($0.05) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. This is a boost from Eurocell’s previous dividend of $2.20. Eurocell’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.99) price objective on shares of Eurocell in a research note on Thursday, March 20th.

Eurocell Company Profile

Eurocell plc engages in manufacture, distribution, and recycling of windows, doors, and roofline polyvinyl chloride (PVC) building products in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through Profiles and Building Plastics segments. It also offers fascia and capping boards, finishing trims, soffit boards, ventilators, and accessories; decking, fencing, and balustrade.