Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Stock Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN)’s stock price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 93.91 ($1.27) and traded as high as GBX 100 ($1.35). Epwin Group shares last traded at GBX 98.15 ($1.33), with a volume of 279,673 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th.

Epwin Group Trading Up 1.0%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 93.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 94.18. The stock has a market cap of £136.00 million, a P/E ratio of 15.58 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.90.

Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The company reported GBX 10.12 ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. Epwin Group had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 8.92%. As a group, analysts expect that Epwin Group Plc will post 10.9925293 EPS for the current year.

Epwin Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th were paid a GBX 13 ($0.18) dividend. This is a boost from Epwin Group’s previous dividend of $2.10. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.03%. Epwin Group’s payout ratio is currently 78.71%.

About Epwin Group

Epwin is the leading manufacturer of energy efficient and low maintenance building products, with significant market shares, supplying the Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (“RMI”), new build and social housing sectors.