Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) Reaches New 1-Year High at $1,204.00

Shares of Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,204 ($14.87) and last traded at GBX 1,156 ($14.28), with a volume of 3661 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,190 ($14.70).

Dewhurst Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £38.89 million, a P/E ratio of 1,864.52 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.41, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 3.69. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 974.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 841.39.

Dewhurst Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 18th were given a GBX 11 ($0.14) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. This is an increase from Dewhurst Group’s previous dividend of $4.75. Dewhurst Group’s payout ratio is presently 2,580.65%.

About Dewhurst Group

Dewhurst Group Plc manufactures and sells electrical components and control equipment for industrial and commercial capital goods in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes accessories; auxiliaries; destination controls; displays, such as dot matrix displays, LCD displays, touch panel, and accessories; fixtures; hidden legends; hygiene plus products; key switches; keypads; lanterns and gongs; pushbuttons; and switching ranges.