H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) Increases Dividend to GBX 11 Per Share

H&T Group plc (LON:HAT) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 18th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a dividend of GBX 11 ($0.14) per share on Friday, June 27th. This represents a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. This is a 57.1% increase from H&T Group’s previous dividend of $7.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

H&T Group Stock Up 3.7 %

LON HAT traded up GBX 14 ($0.18) during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 392 ($5.09). The stock had a trading volume of 365,080 shares, compared to its average volume of 89,906. The company has a market capitalization of £170.81 million, a PE ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 351.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 360.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.82, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a current ratio of 15.96. H&T Group has a 12 month low of GBX 325.50 ($4.23) and a 12 month high of GBX 440 ($5.72).

H&T Group (LON:HAT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 51.17 ($0.66) EPS for the quarter. H&T Group had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 9.06%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that H&T Group will post 54.3859649 EPS for the current year.

H&T Group Company Profile

H&T is the UK’s largest pawnbroker and provides a range of financial services to meet customers’ needs. We are the 6th largest retailer of high quality pre-owned and new jewellery and watches.

Our ambition is to make pawnbroking a more widely accepted and valued finance service.