Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) Reaches New 52-Week High at $1,100.00

Shares of Dewhurst Group Plc (LON:DWHT) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,100 ($13.59) and last traded at GBX 1,056 ($13.04), with a volume of 2968 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 935 ($11.55).

Dewhurst Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £34.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,774.19 and a beta of 0.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 961.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 834.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.41, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 3.69.

Dewhurst Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 18th were issued a GBX 11 ($0.14) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 18th. This is a positive change from Dewhurst Group’s previous dividend of $4.75. Dewhurst Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2,580.65%.

About Dewhurst Group

Dewhurst Group Plc manufactures and sells electrical components and control equipment for industrial and commercial capital goods in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes accessories; auxiliaries; destination controls; displays, such as dot matrix displays, LCD displays, touch panel, and accessories; fixtures; hidden legends; hygiene plus products; key switches; keypads; lanterns and gongs; pushbuttons; and switching ranges.