Centaur Media (LON:CAU) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Centaur Media Plc (LON:CAU)’s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 26.01 ($0.34) and traded as high as GBX 26.75 ($0.35). Centaur Media shares last traded at GBX 26.75 ($0.35), with a volume of 94,175 shares traded.

Centaur Media Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £38.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.57 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 27.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 26.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Centaur Media (LON:CAU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 1.90 ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centaur Media had a net margin of 11.76% and a return on equity of 9.09%. Equities research analysts forecast that Centaur Media Plc will post 1.9012945 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Centaur Media Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a GBX 1.20 ($0.02) dividend. This is an increase from Centaur Media’s previous dividend of $0.60. This represents a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. Centaur Media’s payout ratio is presently 71.55%.

Centaur Media Company Profile

Centaur Media Plc engages in the provision of business information, training, and specialist consultancy to professional and commercial markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Xeim and The Lawyer. The company's marketing platforms include Econsultancy, Influencer Intelligence, MW Mini MBA, Festival of Marketing, Marketing Week, Creative Review, Fashion & Beauty Monitor, Oystercatchers, and Foresight News.