Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Insider Alan Johnson Acquires 1,397 Shares

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) insider Alan Johnson bought 1,397 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,862 ($35.64) per share, for a total transaction of £39,982.14 ($49,784.76).

Imperial Brands Stock Performance

Shares of IMB opened at GBX 2,877 ($35.82) on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,618.71 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,368.21. The company has a market capitalization of £24.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,250.87, a PEG ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.42. Imperial Brands PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 1,662 ($20.69) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,888 ($35.96). The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.64.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported GBX 297 ($3.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a return on equity of 39.00% and a net margin of 11.44%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Imperial Brands PLC will post 246.5723613 earnings per share for the current year.

Imperial Brands Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a GBX 54.26 ($0.68) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.43%. This is a boost from Imperial Brands’s previous dividend of $22.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Imperial Brands’s payout ratio is presently 6,652.17%.

About Imperial Brands

We are Imperial Brands, a global consumer-focused organisation and the fourth largest international tobacco company.

We’re driven by our purpose: to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure. The world’s one billion adult smokers are seeking new and potentially less harmful products and we are committed to meeting their diverse and evolving needs.