NCC Group (LON:NCC) Reaches New 12-Month High at $165.56

NCC Group plc (LON:NCC) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 165.56 ($2.17) and last traded at GBX 165.34 ($2.16), with a volume of 761278 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 151.60 ($1.98).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NCC Group in a report on Thursday, August 1st.

NCC Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.15, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market cap of £526.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,095.00 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 152.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 140.30.

NCC Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 3.15 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. This is a boost from NCC Group’s previous dividend of $1.50. This represents a dividend yield of 2.13%. NCC Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -6,250.00%.

NCC Group Company Profile

NCC Group plc engages in the cyber and software resilience business in the United Kingdom, the Asian-Pacific, North America, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Cyber Security and Software Resilience. It offers assessment and advisory services, which include risk management, supply chain risk, cloud and infrastructure, application and security software, mobile, managed vulnerability scanning, hardware and embedded systems, and cryptography, as well as calibrator and cyber security review solutions.