Insider Buying: easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Purchases 26 Shares of Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis bought 26 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 579 ($7.40) per share, for a total transaction of £150.54 ($192.33).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Kenton Jarvis bought 28 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 543 ($6.94) per share, for a total transaction of £152.04 ($194.25).
• On Thursday, October 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 30 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 491 ($6.27) per share, for a total transaction of £147.30 ($188.19).

easyJet Stock Performance

Shares of LON EZJ traded up GBX 0.20 ($0.00) during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 577.40 ($7.38). The stock had a trading volume of 2,365,620 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,739,692. easyJet plc has a one year low of GBX 404.70 ($5.17) and a one year high of GBX 591.07 ($7.55). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market cap of £4.35 billion, a PE ratio of 1,177.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 525.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 487.04.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a GBX 12.10 ($0.15) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. This is an increase from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. easyJet’s payout ratio is 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

easyJet plc operates as a low-cost airline carrier in Europe. The company engages in the provision of holiday packages; aircraft trading and leasing activities; development of building projects; financing and insurance business; and tour operator activities. easyJet plc was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.