Breedon Group (LON:BREE) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Breedon Group plc (LON:BREE)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 437 ($5.72) and last traded at GBX 424.85 ($5.56), with a volume of 82100 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 424 ($5.55).

Breedon Group Stock Down 0.5 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.85. The firm has a market cap of £1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 1,525.00, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 413.99 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 397.53.

Breedon Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th will be paid a GBX 4.50 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.1%. Breedon Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5,000.00%.

About Breedon Group

Breedon Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the quarrying, manufacture, and sale of construction materials and building products primarily in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and internationally. It offers various aggregates, such as crushed rock, high polished stone value, sand and gravel, self-binding gravels, decorative aggregates, recycled aggregates, white limestone products, agricultural lime, granular mineral fillers, and welsh slates for use in the construction market.