DSW Capital (LON:DSW) Shares Down 4% – Here’s Why

DSW Capital plc (LON:DSW) shares were down 4% on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 60 ($0.76) and last traded at GBX 60 ($0.76). Approximately 39,128 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 39% from the average daily volume of 28,231 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 62.50 ($0.79).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of DSW Capital in a report on Tuesday, November 26th.

DSW Capital Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.89, a current ratio of 7.09 and a quick ratio of 8.99. The company has a market cap of £16.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 167.71 and a beta of 0.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 64.33 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 62.08.

DSW Capital (LON:DSW) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 0.60 ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. DSW Capital had a net margin of 3.63% and a return on equity of 1.10%.

DSW Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were given a GBX 1 ($0.01) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. This is a positive change from DSW Capital’s previous dividend of $0.75. DSW Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 526.23%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other DSW Capital news, insider James A. T. Dow acquired 508,700 shares of DSW Capital stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 67 ($0.84) per share, for a total transaction of £340,829 ($428,877.56). Insiders own 75.53% of the company’s stock.

DSW Capital Company Profile

DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, is a profitable, mid-market, challenger professional services network with a cash generative business model and scalable platform for growth. Originally established in 2002, by three KPMG alumni, DSW is one of the first platform models disrupting the traditional model of accounting professional services firms.