Kenton Jarvis Purchases 26 Shares of easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis purchased 26 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 579 ($7.39) per share, with a total value of £150.54 ($192.04).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Kenton Jarvis acquired 28 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 543 ($6.93) per share, with a total value of £152.04 ($193.95).
• On Thursday, October 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 30 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 491 ($6.26) per share, for a total transaction of £147.30 ($187.91).

easyJet Price Performance

EZJ stock opened at GBX 577.40 ($7.37) on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of £4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,178.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. easyJet plc has a 52-week low of GBX 404.70 ($5.16) and a 52-week high of GBX 591.07 ($7.54). The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 527.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 487.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.03.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. This is a boost from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. easyJet’s payout ratio is presently 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

easyJet plc operates as a low-cost airline carrier in Europe. The company engages in the provision of holiday packages; aircraft trading and leasing activities; development of building projects; financing and insurance business; and tour operator activities. easyJet plc was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.