Irish Continental Group (LON:ICGC) Hits New 52-Week High at $458.00

Irish Continental Group plc (LON:ICGC) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 458 ($5.75) and last traded at GBX 458 ($5.75), with a volume of 7306 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 435 ($5.46).

Irish Continental Group Stock Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 426.55 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 403.51. The firm has a market capitalization of £753.14 million, a PE ratio of 1,403.23 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.48.

Irish Continental Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be given a dividend of €0.10 ($0.11) per share. This is a positive change from Irish Continental Group’s previous dividend of $0.05. This represents a dividend yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. Irish Continental Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,193.55%.

Irish Continental Group Company Profile

Irish Continental Group plc operates as a maritime transport company. It operates through two segments, Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries segment provides ferry services carrying passengers and roll on roll off freight on short sea routes on routes between Ireland, Britain, and Continental Europe under the Irish ferries brand; and chartering services.