Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) Stock Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Posted by Caroline Horne on Feb 26th, 2025

Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT – Get Free Report) shares crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,110.90 ($14.08) and traded as low as GBX 1,108 ($14.04). Dewhurst Group shares last traded at GBX 1,108 ($14.04), with a volume of 1,532 shares trading hands.

Dewhurst Group Stock Down 3.7 %

The company has a market capitalization of £73.56 million, a PE ratio of 9.06 and a beta of 0.54. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,072.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,110.39. The company has a quick ratio of 3.69, a current ratio of 4.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.94.

Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The company reported GBX 66.58 ($0.84) earnings per share for the quarter. Dewhurst Group had a net margin of 8.54% and a return on equity of 8.43%. On average, analysts anticipate that Dewhurst Group Plc will post 99.7495826 earnings per share for the current year.

Dewhurst Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.15) per share. This represents a yield of 1.05%. This is a boost from Dewhurst Group’s previous dividend of $5.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. Dewhurst Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.08%.

About Dewhurst Group

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Dewhurst Group Plc manufactures and sells electrical components and control equipment for industrial and commercial capital goods in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes accessories; auxiliaries; destination controls; displays, such as dot matrix displays, LCD displays, touch panel, and accessories; fixtures; hidden legends; hygiene plus products; key switches; keypads; lanterns and gongs; pushbuttons; and switching ranges.