Steve Murray Purchases 7,874 Shares of Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) Stock

Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) insider Steve Murray purchased 7,874 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 252 ($3.11) per share, for a total transaction of £19,842.48 ($24,508.99).

Chesnara Stock Down 0.2 %

CSN opened at GBX 252 ($3.11) on Friday. Chesnara plc has a 1-year low of GBX 242.70 ($3.00) and a 1-year high of GBX 290 ($3.58). The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 260.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 260.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 38.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.24. The stock has a market cap of £380.14 million, a PE ratio of -741.18 and a beta of 0.39.

Chesnara Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a GBX 15.61 ($0.19) dividend. This represents a yield of 5.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This is a boost from Chesnara’s previous dividend of $8.36. Chesnara’s dividend payout ratio is -7,058.82%.

Chesnara Company Profile

Chesnara plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in life assurance and pension businesses primarily in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It operates through UK, Movestic, Waard Group, and Scildon segments. The company underwrites life risks, such as death, disability, health, and accident; and provides a portfolio of investment contracts for the savings and retirement needs of customers through asset management, as well as general insurance products.