Kenton Jarvis Purchases 29 Shares of easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of easyJet stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 526 ($6.55) per share, for a total transaction of £152.54 ($189.94).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 508 ($6.33) per share, for a total transaction of £147.32 ($183.44).
• On Thursday, December 19th, Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.07), for a total value of £196,187.20 ($244,287.39).
• On Tuesday, December 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 26 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 579 ($7.21) per share, for a total transaction of £150.54 ($187.45).

easyJet Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of EZJ stock opened at GBX 509.20 ($6.34) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,039.18, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. easyJet plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 404.70 ($5.04) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 594 ($7.40). The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 536.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 509.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.03.

easyJet (LON:EZJ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.76) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. easyJet had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 17.26%. Research analysts forecast that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 earnings per share for the current year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is a boost from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. easyJet’s dividend payout ratio is 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.