A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $523.83

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG)’s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 523.83 ($6.47) and traded as high as GBX 558 ($6.89). A.G. BARR shares last traded at GBX 555 ($6.86), with a volume of 51,011 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Thursday, February 1st. Barclays upgraded shares of A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.45) price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 8th.

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £619.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,632.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 545.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 523.83.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be given a GBX 12.40 ($0.15) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 9th. This is a positive change from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $2.65. This represents a yield of 2.41%. A.G. BARR’s payout ratio is 4,411.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at A.G. BARR

In other A.G. BARR news, insider Stuart Lorimer sold 52,599 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 570 ($7.04), for a total value of £299,814.30 ($370,323.99). In other news, insider Stuart Lorimer sold 52,599 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 570 ($7.04), for a total transaction of £299,814.30 ($370,323.99). Also, insider Jonathan David Kemp sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 561 ($6.93), for a total transaction of £11,220 ($13,858.70). Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 176 shares of company stock worth $94,507 and have sold 62,951 shares worth $35,980,998. Company insiders own 34.15% of the company’s stock.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.