Science Group (LON:SAG) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Science Group (LON:SAG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported GBX 26.50 ($0.34) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Science Group had a net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 7.43%.

Science Group Stock Performance

Science Group stock opened at GBX 425.20 ($5.50) on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £190.07 million, a P/E ratio of 32.10 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 444.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 455.93. Science Group has a 52-week low of GBX 327.96 ($4.25) and a 52-week high of GBX 494 ($6.40). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.36, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

Science Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 8 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.95%. Science Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.40%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 758 ($9.81) target price on shares of Science Group in a research report on Monday.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Daniel Edwards bought 6,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 425 ($5.50) per share, for a total transaction of £28,334.75 ($36,684.04). 24.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Science Group Company Profile

Science Group plc, a science, engineering, and technology business company, provides consultancy services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties.