easyJet plc (EZJ) to Issue Dividend of GBX 12.10 on March 21st

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 27th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share on Friday, March 21st. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

easyJet Stock Performance

LON:EZJ opened at GBX 523.20 ($6.60) on Tuesday. easyJet has a twelve month low of GBX 404.70 ($5.11) and a twelve month high of GBX 594 ($7.49). The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.33. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 532.58 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 511.13. The firm has a market cap of £3.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49.

easyJet (LON:EZJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.77) earnings per share for the quarter. easyJet had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.89%. Analysts forecast that easyJet will post 67.3369565 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other easyJet news, insider Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.17), for a total value of £196,187.20 ($247,523.59). Also, insider David Robbie bought 7,404 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 550 ($6.94) per share, with a total value of £40,722 ($51,377.74). In the last quarter, insiders acquired 27,571 shares of company stock worth $14,118,574. Corporate insiders own 16.74% of the company’s stock.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.