Stuart Lorimer Sells 52,599 Shares of A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) insider Stuart Lorimer sold 52,599 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 570 ($7.10), for a total value of £299,814.30 ($373,228.31).

Stuart Lorimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 5th, Stuart Lorimer sold 8,352 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 584 ($7.27), for a total value of £48,775.68 ($60,719.13).
• On Wednesday, February 7th, Stuart Lorimer bought 27 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 542 ($6.75) per share, with a total value of £146.34 ($182.17).

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

BAG opened at GBX 554 ($6.90) on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £619.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,629.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.99. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 446 ($5.55) and a 1-year high of GBX 591.75 ($7.37). The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 544.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 522.24.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12.40 ($0.15) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. This is a positive change from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $2.65. This represents a dividend yield of 2.41%. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,411.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on BAG shares. Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Thursday, February 1st. Barclays raised A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.50) price objective for the company in a report on Friday, March 8th.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.