Gattaca (LON:GATC) Hits New 1-Year High at $128.00

Gattaca plc (LON:GATC)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 128 ($1.57) and last traded at GBX 130.50 ($1.60), with a volume of 101178 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 122 ($1.50).

Gattaca Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 110.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 105.90. The company has a market capitalization of £41.25 million, a P/E ratio of 2,675.00, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91.

Gattaca Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 5 ($0.06) per share. This represents a yield of 5.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 2nd. This is a positive change from Gattaca’s previous dividend of $1.50. Gattaca’s payout ratio is 6,000.00%.

Insider Activity at Gattaca

In related news, insider Matt Wragg acquired 27,536 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 109 ($1.34) per share, for a total transaction of £30,014.24 ($36,858.95). 66.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Gattaca

Gattaca plc, a human capital resources company, provides contract and permanent recruitment services in the private and public sectors. The company operates through eight segments: Mobility; Energy; Defence; Technology, Media, and Telecoms; Infrastructure; Gattaca Projects; International; and other. It offers flexible, permanent, and total workforce solutions; engineering, and technology support solutions; statement of work solutions; and technical recruitment, engineering and technology, and employer branding solutions, as well as analysis, design, technical authoring and publications, process engineering, systems, and IT and digital services.