Plus500 Ltd. (LON:PLUS – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,014 ($25.07) and last traded at GBX 1,979 ($24.64), with a volume of 689433 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,003 ($24.93).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
PLUS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Plus500 from GBX 1,623 ($20.20) to GBX 1,883 ($23.44) and gave the stock a “speculative buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,300 ($28.63) price objective on shares of Plus500 in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th.
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Plus500 Trading Up 1.7 %
Plus500 Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th will be issued a $0.95 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 29th. This is an increase from Plus500’s previous dividend of $0.73. Plus500’s dividend payout ratio is 2,620.97%.
Plus500 Company Profile
Plus500 Ltd., a fintech company, operates technology-based trading platforms in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and internationally. The company develops and operates an online trading platform, including over the counter (OTC) products comprising the contracts for difference (CFDs) sector enabling its international customer base of individual customers to trade CFDs on underlying financial instruments comprising shares, indices, commodities, options, ETFs, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrencies internationally.
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