Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) Reaches New 12-Month High at $1,100.00

Shares of Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,100 ($13.59) and last traded at GBX 1,056 ($13.04), with a volume of 2968 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 935 ($11.55).

Dewhurst Group Trading Down 4.0 %

The company has a current ratio of 5.13, a quick ratio of 3.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.41. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 961.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 834.04. The stock has a market capitalization of £34.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,774.19 and a beta of 0.61.

Dewhurst Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 18th were issued a dividend of GBX 11 ($0.14) per share. This is an increase from Dewhurst Group’s previous dividend of $4.75. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 18th. Dewhurst Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2,580.65%.

About Dewhurst Group

Dewhurst Group Plc manufactures and sells electrical components and control equipment for industrial and commercial capital goods in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes accessories; auxiliaries; destination controls; displays, such as dot matrix displays, LCD displays, touch panel, and accessories; fixtures; hidden legends; hygiene plus products; key switches; keypads; lanterns and gongs; pushbuttons; and switching ranges.