Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL) Insider Sells £325,845.12 in Stock

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Eurocell plc (LON:ECEL – Get Free Report) insider Darren Waters sold 218,688 shares of Eurocell stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 149 ($1.98), for a total transaction of £325,845.12 ($433,881.65).

Eurocell Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of ECEL opened at GBX 153.50 ($2.04) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £156.22 million, a P/E ratio of 13.52 and a beta of 0.84. Eurocell plc has a 12 month low of GBX 127 ($1.69) and a 12 month high of GBX 191 ($2.54). The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 149.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 162.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.43.

Eurocell (LON:ECEL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 14.40 ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter. Eurocell had a net margin of 3.51% and a return on equity of 11.31%. Analysts predict that Eurocell plc will post 19.470852 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Eurocell Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.90 ($0.05) per share. This is a positive change from Eurocell’s previous dividend of $2.20. This represents a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. Eurocell’s payout ratio is 52.83%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.99) price objective on shares of Eurocell in a report on Thursday, March 20th.

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About Eurocell

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Eurocell plc engages in manufacture, distribution, and recycling of windows, doors, and roofline polyvinyl chloride (PVC) building products in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through Profiles and Building Plastics segments. It also offers fascia and capping boards, finishing trims, soffit boards, ventilators, and accessories; decking, fencing, and balustrade.

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