Kingfisher (LON:KGF) Shares Down 13.5% – Should You Sell?

Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF)’s stock price fell 13.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 238.70 ($3.09) and last traded at GBX 241.97 ($3.13). 1,843,341,875 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 2,725% from the average session volume of 65,247,035 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 279.70 ($3.62).

Kingfisher Trading Up 2.1 %

The company has a market cap of £4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.96. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 251.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 270.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.12.

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The home improvement retailer reported GBX 20.70 ($0.27) EPS for the quarter. Kingfisher had a net margin of 2.68% and a return on equity of 5.23%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Kingfisher plc will post 23.6949924 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kingfisher Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of GBX 19.72 ($0.26) per share. This is a positive change from Kingfisher’s previous dividend of $3.80. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.44%. Kingfisher’s payout ratio is 63.94%.

About Kingfisher

Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 2,000 stores, supported by a team of over 78,000 colleagues. We operate in eight countries across Europe under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş. We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels.