David J. B. Shearer Buys 150,000 Shares of Speedy Hire Plc (LON:SDY) Stock

Speedy Hire Plc (LON:SDYGet Free Report) insider David J. B. Shearer purchased 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 28 ($0.35) per share, with a total value of £42,000 ($52,750.57).

Speedy Hire Stock Performance

Shares of SDY stock opened at GBX 28.35 ($0.36) on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 34.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 34.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 115.48, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market capitalization of £130.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,835.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.25. Speedy Hire Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 22.50 ($0.28) and a 12-month high of GBX 41 ($0.51).

Speedy Hire Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a GBX 0.80 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Speedy Hire’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 70 ($0.88) target price on shares of Speedy Hire in a research note on Thursday, November 21st.

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Speedy Hire Company Profile

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Speedy Hire Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides tools, equipment, and plant hire services to the construction, infrastructure, and industrial markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company hires a range of tools and accessories, including access, lighting, lifting, rail, survey and safety, ATEX, plant, communications, and pipework and engineering equipment; compressors, generators, and pumps; and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment.

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