Helen Willis Sells 234,555 Shares of Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) Stock

Costain Group PLC (LON:COST) insider Helen Willis sold 234,555 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 107 ($1.39), for a total value of £250,973.85 ($325,475.10).

Costain Group Trading Down 4.1 %

COST stock opened at GBX 104.50 ($1.36) on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 102.20 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 90.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Costain Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 47.20 ($0.61) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 110 ($1.43). The stock has a market capitalization of £284.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 949.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.64.

Costain Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 12th were given a dividend of GBX 0.40 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 12th. This represents a yield of 0.42%. Costain Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 909.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Costain Group from GBX 80 ($1.04) to GBX 105 ($1.36) and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd.

Costain Group Company Profile

Costain Group PLC provides smart infrastructure solutions for the transportation, energy, water, and defense markets in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Transportation and Natural Resources. The Transportation segment operates in the road, rail, and integrated transport markets.