Insider Buying: CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) Insider Acquires 132 Shares of Stock

CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) insider David Fineberg bought 132 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 226 ($2.83) per share, with a total value of £298.32 ($372.95).

David Fineberg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 6th, David Fineberg acquired 124 shares of CMC Markets stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 242 ($3.03) per share, with a total value of £300.08 ($375.15).

CMC Markets Price Performance

Shares of CMCX stock traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 230 ($2.88). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 245,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 691,563. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95. The stock has a market cap of £643.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,352.94 and a beta of 0.51. CMC Markets Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 152.60 ($1.91) and a twelve month high of GBX 349 ($4.36). The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 252.77 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 291.96.

CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported GBX 12.80 ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. CMC Markets had a net margin of 14.17% and a return on equity of 12.06%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that CMC Markets Plc will post 20.9884902 EPS for the current year.

CMC Markets Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a GBX 3.10 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. CMC Markets’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,705.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of CMC Markets in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

CMC Markets Company Profile

CMC is a leading global provider of online trading and investing, with a comprehensive retail, professional and institutional offering.
The business was started in 1989 with a simple ethos: to make financial markets truly accessible for investors. We are proud of our strong heritage and our successful 30-year track record as an innovator at the forefront of enabling digital trading for our clients.