Personal Group (LON:PGH) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

by · The Cerbat Gem

Personal Group Holdings Plc (LON:PGH – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 198 ($2.59) and last traded at GBX 190 ($2.49), with a volume of 143721 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 189 ($2.47).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on Personal Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 209 ($2.74) target price on the stock.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on PGH

Personal Group Stock Up 0.5 %

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 165.17 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 167.02. The stock has a market capitalization of £59.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,357.14 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 2.78, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52.

Personal Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 6.50 ($0.09) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.99%. This is a positive change from Personal Group’s previous dividend of $5.85. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. Personal Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,571.43%.

Personal Group Company Profile

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Personal Group Holdings Plc provides benefits and platform products, pay and reward consultancy services, and salary sacrifice technology products in the United Kingdom. It operates through four segments: Affordable Insurance, Other Owned Benefits, Benefits Platform, and Pay and Reward. The company offers insurance products, including hospital plans, convalescence plans, and death benefit policies; and consultancy and software solutions services on pay and reward services, as well as a suite of cloud-based SaaS solutions and surveys.

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