H&T Group plc (HAT) to Issue Dividend of GBX 11 on June 27th

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 18th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a dividend of GBX 11 ($0.14) per share on Friday, June 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a 57.1% increase from H&T Group’s previous dividend of $7.00. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

H&T Group Stock Up 2.2 %

HAT stock opened at GBX 398.44 ($5.18) on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 353.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 360.06. H&T Group has a 1-year low of GBX 325.50 ($4.23) and a 1-year high of GBX 440 ($5.72). The firm has a market capitalization of £173.62 million, a PE ratio of 7.88 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 15.96, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82.

H&T Group (LON:HAT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.67) earnings per share for the quarter. H&T Group had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 12.14%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that H&T Group will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HAT shares. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on H&T Group from GBX 531 ($6.91) to GBX 559 ($7.27) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of H&T Group in a report on Tuesday.

H&T Group Company Profile

H&T is the UK’s largest pawnbroker and provides a range of financial services to meet customers’ needs. We are the 6th largest retailer of high quality pre-owned and new jewellery and watches.

Our ambition is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued finance service.