Billington (LON:BILN) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $443.54

Billington Holdings Plc (LON:BILN) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 443.54 ($5.64) and traded as high as GBX 591.60 ($7.52). Billington shares last traded at GBX 572 ($7.27), with a volume of 23,178 shares.

Billington Stock Down 1.7 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The firm has a market cap of £70.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 724.05 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 506.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 443.54.

Billington Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 33 ($0.42) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 6.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This is a boost from Billington’s previous dividend of $15.50. Billington’s payout ratio is currently 2,531.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Billington news, insider Trevor Taylor sold 43,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 478 ($6.08), for a total value of £207,853.52 ($264,175.80). 51.65% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Billington Company Profile

Billington Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and installs structural steelworks in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke steel staircases, balustrade systems, and secondary steelworks. It also provides safety solutions and barrier systems to the construction industry; edge protection and fall prevention systems; and site hoarding and branding systems.