B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) Share Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average of $526.48

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) shares passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 526.48 ($6.65) and traded as high as GBX 549.80 ($6.95). B&M European Value Retail shares last traded at GBX 545.80 ($6.90), with a volume of 2,608,533 shares.

B&M European Value Retail Stock Up 0.0 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,559.43 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 526.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 549.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 280.00, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 1.37.

B&M European Value Retail Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 18th were paid a GBX 20 ($0.25) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 18th. This is an increase from B&M European Value Retail’s previous dividend of $5.10. This represents a dividend yield of 3.53%. B&M European Value Retail’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,285.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Oliver Tant bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 519 ($6.56) per share, with a total value of £25,950 ($32,794.14). Corporate insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.

B&M European Value Retail Company Profile

B&M European Value Retail SA operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.