DCC plc (LON:DCC) Insider Kevin Lucey Sells 1,735 Shares

DCC plc (LON:DCC – Get Rating) insider Kevin Lucey sold 1,735 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,691 ($58.35), for a total value of £81,388.85 ($101,229.91).

DCC Stock Performance

DCC stock opened at GBX 4,710 ($58.58) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.54, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.89. DCC plc has a 1-year low of GBX 3,986 ($49.58) and a 1-year high of GBX 5,752 ($71.54). The firm has a market capitalization of £4.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,389.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 4,737.29 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 4,539.70.

DCC Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 25th will be given a GBX 127.17 ($1.58) dividend. This is a positive change from DCC’s previous dividend of $60.04. This represents a yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 25th. DCC’s dividend payout ratio is 5,309.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,242 ($65.20) price objective on shares of DCC in a report on Tuesday, May 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, DCC presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 5,510.50 ($68.54).

About DCC

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DCC plc provides sales, marketing, and support services worldwide. The company's DCC LPG segment sells and markets liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), refrigerants, and natural gas. Its DCC Retail & Oil segment markets, sells, and retails transport and commercial fuels, heating oils, and related products and services; operates retail petrol stations; resells fuel cards; distributes oil; and provides inbound logistics, storage and filling, and outbound logistics services.