Science Group plc (LON:SAG) Insider Buys £41,000 in Stock

Science Group plc (LON:SAG) insider Martyn Roy Ratcliffe bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 410 ($5.28) per share, with a total value of £41,000 ($52,848.67).

Science Group Price Performance

Shares of Science Group stock traded down GBX 20.50 ($0.26) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 401.50 ($5.18). 42,303 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,736. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 438.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 452.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The firm has a market cap of £179.47 million, a P/E ratio of 30.31 and a beta of 0.46. Science Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 327.96 ($4.23) and a 52 week high of GBX 494 ($6.37).

Science Group (LON:SAG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Science Group had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 5.44%. Research analysts forecast that Science Group plc will post 27.3000005 earnings per share for the current year.

Science Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a GBX 8 ($0.10) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a yield of 1.95%. Science Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.40%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.77) target price on shares of Science Group in a research report on Monday, March 24th.

About Science Group

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.