Shore Capital Reaffirms House Stock Rating for H&T Group (LON:HAT)

Shore Capital restated their house stock rating on shares of H&T Group (LON:HAT) in a research note released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports.

H&T Group Stock Down 2.0 %

LON HAT opened at GBX 386 ($5.02) on Tuesday. H&T Group has a 1-year low of GBX 305 ($3.96) and a 1-year high of GBX 502.07 ($6.52). The company has a current ratio of 14.66, a quick ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 384.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 387.78. The company has a market capitalization of £167.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 804.17 and a beta of 0.66.

H&T Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 7 ($0.09) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 1.67%. H&T Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3,541.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at H&T Group

In other news, insider Simon Walker bought 9,965 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 387 ($5.03) per share, with a total value of £38,564.55 ($50,109.86). Company insiders own 10.42% of the company’s stock.

About H&T Group

H&T Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily provides pawnbroking services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Pawnbroking, Gold Purchasing, Retail, Pawnbroking Scrap, Personal Loans, Foreign Exchange, and Other Services. The company offers personal loans; and gold purchasing, cheque cashing, unsecured lending, buyback, foreign exchange currency, and money wire transfer services, as well as engages in the retail of new and pre-owned jewelry and watches.