Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG) Share Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Oxford Metrics plc (LON:OMG)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 69.51 ($0.87) and traded as low as GBX 51 ($0.64). Oxford Metrics shares last traded at GBX 51.30 ($0.64), with a volume of 210,697 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OMG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Oxford Metrics from GBX 105 ($1.31) to GBX 100 ($1.25) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of Oxford Metrics from GBX 105 ($1.31) to GBX 100 ($1.25) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th.

Oxford Metrics Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 57.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 69.38. The company has a current ratio of 6.64, a quick ratio of 6.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.49. The firm has a market cap of £68.09 million, a P/E ratio of 1,295.00 and a beta of 0.92.

Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 3rd. The company reported GBX 2.96 ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Metrics had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 8.23%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oxford Metrics plc will post 2.8794949 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oxford Metrics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.25 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.42%. This is an increase from Oxford Metrics’s previous dividend of $2.75. Oxford Metrics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7,500.00%.

Insider Transactions at Oxford Metrics

In related news, insider Ian Wilcock acquired 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 56 ($0.70) per share, for a total transaction of £11,200 ($13,984.27). 11.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Oxford Metrics

Oxford Metrics is a smart sensing and software company that enables the interface between the real world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing technology helps over 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world’s top 10 games companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide.