easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Buys £100,013.34 in Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Julie Chakraverty bought 20,083 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 498 ($6.23) per share, for a total transaction of £100,013.34 ($125,032.30).

easyJet Stock Up 0.4 %

EZJ opened at GBX 505 ($6.31) on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,030.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. easyJet plc has a one year low of GBX 404.70 ($5.06) and a one year high of GBX 594 ($7.43). The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 539.32 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 506.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

easyJet (LON:EZJ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.77) EPS for the quarter. easyJet had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 4.27%. Equities research analysts expect that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a GBX 12.10 ($0.15) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. This is a boost from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. easyJet’s dividend payout ratio is 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.