A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG)’s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 619.98 ($7.98) and traded as high as GBX 621 ($7.99). A.G. BARR shares last traded at GBX 615 ($7.91), with a volume of 110,032 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th.

A.G. BARR Stock Up 0.0 %

The company has a market cap of £684.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,921.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.50, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 1.87. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 632.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 619.98.

A.G. BARR Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were paid a GBX 3.10 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 3rd. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5,000.00%.

Insider Activity at A.G. BARR

In related news, insider Julie A. Barr purchased 34 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,486 ($19.12) per share, with a total value of £505.24 ($650.16). 23.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About A.G. BARR

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.