LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) Insider Adam Castleton Acquires 14,195 Shares

LSL Property Services plc (LON:LSL) insider Adam Castleton purchased 14,195 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 272 ($3.56) per share, for a total transaction of £38,610.40 ($50,590.15).

Adam Castleton also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 30th, Adam Castleton bought 8,725 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 295 ($3.87) per share, with a total value of £25,738.75 ($33,724.78).
• On Monday, January 6th, Adam Castleton purchased 53 shares of LSL Property Services stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 284 ($3.72) per share, for a total transaction of £150.52 ($197.22).

LSL Property Services Stock Performance

LON LSL opened at GBX 265 ($3.47) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.42, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a market capitalization of £272.68 million, a PE ratio of 25.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.09. LSL Property Services plc has a 52-week low of GBX 252 ($3.30) and a 52-week high of GBX 355 ($4.65). The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 277.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 285.88.

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported GBX 21.10 ($0.28) EPS for the quarter. LSL Property Services had a net margin of 6.74% and a return on equity of 13.68%. On average, research analysts predict that LSL Property Services plc will post 24.137931 EPS for the current year.

LSL Property Services Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 7.40 ($0.10) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This is a boost from LSL Property Services’s previous dividend of $4.00. LSL Property Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently 106.30%.

About LSL Property Services

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising.