GlobalData (LON:DATA) Hits New 12-Month High at $220.00

GlobalData Plc (LON:DATA) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 220 ($2.76) and last traded at GBX 220 ($2.76), with a volume of 245299 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 213 ($2.68).

GlobalData Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £1.80 billion, a PE ratio of 5,600.00, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 500.69. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 189.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 180.43.

GlobalData Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a GBX 3.20 ($0.04) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This is a boost from GlobalData’s previous dividend of $1.40. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. GlobalData’s payout ratio is 12,500.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Graham Lilley sold 250,000 shares of GlobalData stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 168 ($2.11), for a total value of £420,000 ($527,571.91). 68.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About GlobalData

GlobalData Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business information in the form of proprietary data, analytics, and insights in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific. The company also offers performance advertising services. It serves aerospace, defense, and security; agribusiness; apparel; automotive; banking and payments; construction; consumer; food services; healthcare; insurance; medical devices; mining; oil and gas; packaging; pharmaceutical; power; retail; technology; travel and tourism; and sport industries, as well as public sectors.