Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) Insider Steve Murray Acquires 7,874 Shares

Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) insider Steve Murray bought 7,874 shares of Chesnara stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 252 ($3.11) per share, for a total transaction of £19,842.48 ($24,508.99).

Chesnara Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Chesnara stock traded down GBX 0.50 ($0.01) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 252 ($3.11). The company had a trading volume of 295,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 147,081. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.24, a quick ratio of 38.06 and a current ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market capitalization of £380.14 million, a P/E ratio of -743.41 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 260.21 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 260.69. Chesnara plc has a 52-week low of GBX 242.70 ($3.00) and a 52-week high of GBX 290 ($3.58).

Chesnara Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a GBX 15.61 ($0.19) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.96%. This is an increase from Chesnara’s previous dividend of $8.36. Chesnara’s dividend payout ratio is presently -7,058.82%.

About Chesnara

Chesnara plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in life assurance and pension businesses primarily in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It operates through UK, Movestic, Waard Group, and Scildon segments. The company underwrites life risks, such as death, disability, health, and accident; and provides a portfolio of investment contracts for the savings and retirement needs of customers through asset management, as well as general insurance products.