Victoria Hyde Sells 1,137 Shares of OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) Stock

OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) insider Victoria Hyde sold 1,137 shares of OSB Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 455 ($5.92), for a total transaction of £5,173.35 ($6,730.00).

OSB Group Price Performance

Shares of OSB stock opened at GBX 465 ($6.05) on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 415 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 396.44. OSB Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 343.60 ($4.47) and a 1-year high of GBX 533.50 ($6.94). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.72 billion, a PE ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.41.

OSB Group (LON:OSB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 82.20 ($1.07) earnings per share for the quarter. OSB Group had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 27.26%. Analysts anticipate that OSB Group Plc will post 85.1214128 EPS for the current year.

OSB Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a GBX 22.90 ($0.30) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from OSB Group’s previous dividend of $10.70. OSB Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of OSB Group in a research report on Friday, March 14th.

OSB Group Company Profile

OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services.