Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) Trading 16.6% Higher After Dividend Announcement

Everplay Group Plc (LON:EVPL) was up 16.6% during trading on Wednesday following a dividend announcement from the company. The company traded as high as GBX 265 ($3.43) and last traded at GBX 263.60 ($3.41). Approximately 814,501 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 71% from the average daily volume of 475,922 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 226 ($2.93).

The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a GBX 2.70 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Everplay Group in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 380 ($4.92) price target on shares of Everplay Group in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 320 ($4.14).

Everplay Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £368.51 million, a P/E ratio of -8,416.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 234.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 229.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a current ratio of 2.80.

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 24.10 ($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter. Everplay Group had a negative return on equity of 0.12% and a negative net margin of 0.18%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Everplay Group Plc will post 24.1106719 earnings per share for the current year.

About Everplay Group

everplay group plc is a leading global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and apps, with a portfolio of over 140 premium, high-quality titles across PC, console and mobile.

The Group was founded in 1990, and everplay (formerly Team17 Group plc) successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2018.