H&T Group (LON:HAT) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT)’s share price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 384.92 ($4.85) and traded as low as GBX 358.08 ($4.51). H&T Group shares last traded at GBX 370 ($4.66), with a volume of 7,030 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of H&T Group in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on H&T Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 531 ($6.69) price target on the stock.

H&T Group Trading Up 3.4 %

The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 369.71 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 384.92. The company has a current ratio of 15.96, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82. The firm has a market cap of £160.47 million, a PE ratio of 740.00 and a beta of 0.69.

H&T Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were given a GBX 7 ($0.09) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.67%. H&T Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,600.00%.

H&T Group Company Profile

H&T Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily provides pawnbroking services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Pawnbroking, Gold Purchasing, Retail, Pawnbroking Scrap, Personal Loans, Foreign Exchange, and Other Services. The company offers personal loans; and gold purchasing, cheque cashing, unsecured lending, buyback, foreign exchange currency, and money wire transfer services, as well as engages in the retail of new and pre-owned jewelry and watches.