A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (AMKBY) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 20th

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) announced a dividend on Thursday, February 20th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a dividend of 0.7832 per share by the transportation company on Monday, April 7th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This is a positive change from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Price Performance

Shares of AMKBY opened at $8.58 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.89 and a 200-day moving average of $7.85. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a 1 year low of $6.26 and a 1 year high of $9.75. The company has a market capitalization of $27.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 2.41.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 11.03%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Morgan Stanley lowered A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Company Profile

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.