A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Insider Sells £299,814.30 in Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) insider Stuart Lorimer sold 52,599 shares of A.G. BARR stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 570 ($7.21), for a total transaction of £299,814.30 ($379,463.74).

Stuart Lorimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 5th, Stuart Lorimer sold 8,352 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 584 ($7.39), for a total transaction of £48,775.68 ($61,733.55).
• On Wednesday, February 7th, Stuart Lorimer purchased 27 shares of A.G. BARR stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 542 ($6.86) per share, for a total transaction of £146.34 ($185.22).

A.G. BARR Stock Down 0.7 %

BAG traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 566 ($7.16). 88,016 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 144,685. The stock has a market cap of £633.30 million, a P/E ratio of 1,658.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.34. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 446 ($5.64) and a twelve month high of GBX 591.75 ($7.49). The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 543.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 521.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.09.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.40 ($0.16) per share. This represents a yield of 2.41%. This is a boost from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $2.65. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 9th. A.G. BARR’s payout ratio is 4,411.76%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays upgraded shares of A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.61) price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, March 8th. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Thursday, February 1st.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.