Creightons (LON:CRL) Trading Up 1.8%

Creightons Plc (LON:CRL) shares were up 1.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 30 ($0.39) and last traded at GBX 29 ($0.38). Approximately 371,205 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 72% from the average daily volume of 215,676 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 28.50 ($0.37).

Creightons Trading Up 1.8 %

The company has a current ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £19.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -580.00 and a beta of 0.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 26.18 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 24.27.

Creightons Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 8th were given a GBX 0.45 ($0.01) dividend. This is a boost from Creightons’s previous dividend of $0.15. This represents a yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 8th. Creightons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -2,000.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Creightons

In other Creightons news, insider William McIlroy sold 10,750,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 26 ($0.34), for a total transaction of £2,795,000 ($3,655,028.12). 47.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Creightons

Creightons Plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets toiletries and fragrances in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers haircare, skincare, bath and body, and wellbeing products. It offers its products under the Argan Smooth, Balance Active Formula, Bambeautiful, Body Bliss, Bronze Ambition, Creightons, Feather & Down, Frizz No More, H2O Boost, Humble Beauty, Janina, Pink Grapefruit, Pro Keratin, Pure Touch, Sunshine Blonde, The Curl Company, and T Zone brands.