Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Galliford Try Holdings plc (LON:GFRD)’s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 298.02 ($3.74) and traded as high as GBX 385 ($4.83). Galliford Try shares last traded at GBX 374 ($4.69), with a volume of 174,926 shares traded.

Galliford Try Stock Up 2.7 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 344.02 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 299.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.30, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of £379.76 million, a P/E ratio of 1,073.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.12.

Galliford Try Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of GBX 11.50 ($0.14) per share. This is a positive change from Galliford Try’s previous dividend of $4.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a yield of 3.83%. Galliford Try’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,571.43%.

Insider Activity at Galliford Try

In related news, insider Bill Hocking sold 159,626 shares of Galliford Try stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 327 ($4.10), for a total transaction of £521,977.02 ($654,352.54). 7.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Galliford Try Company Profile

Galliford Try Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction business in the United Kingdom. It operates through Building, Infrastructure, and PPP Investments segments. The company engages in the construction of buildings for private and public sector clients in health, education, custodial, and defense markets, as well as serves commercial clients.