Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Trading Down 22.1% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN) were down 22.1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 422.60 ($5.27) and last traded at GBX 456.60 ($5.70). Approximately 2,193,015 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 37% from the average daily volume of 3,463,481 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 586.26 ($7.32).

Pennon Group Stock Down 1.9 %

The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 343.14. The stock has a market cap of £1.27 billion, a PE ratio of -11,105.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 566.82 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 581.92.

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX (6.60) (($0.08)) EPS for the quarter. Pennon Group had a negative net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 0.74%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Pennon Group Plc will post 1.0402417 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Pennon Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of GBX 14.69 ($0.18) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a yield of 2.53%. Pennon Group’s payout ratio is currently -152,500.00%.

Pennon Group Company Profile

At the top end of the FTSE250, Pennon is an infrastructure group, focused on the UK water market is one of only three listed water companies in the UK. Operating in a stable regulatory environment with a positive outlook, we are focused on long-term sustainable growth, through disciplined capital allocation, organic and acquisitive.