Irish Continental Group (LON:ICGC) Sets New 12-Month High at $488.00

Irish Continental Group plc (LON:ICGC) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 488 ($6.20) and last traded at GBX 488 ($6.20), with a volume of 2550 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 459 ($5.83).

Irish Continental Group Price Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 443.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 411.28. The stock has a market capitalization of £779.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,529.03 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.48, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

Irish Continental Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a €0.10 ($0.11) dividend. This is a positive change from Irish Continental Group’s previous dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.02%. Irish Continental Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,193.55%.

Irish Continental Group Company Profile

Irish Continental Group plc operates as a maritime transport company. It operates through two segments, Ferries, and Container and Terminal. The Ferries segment provides ferry services carrying passengers and roll on roll off freight on short sea routes on routes between Ireland, Britain, and Continental Europe under the Irish ferries brand; and chartering services.