Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Sets New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 107 ($1.39) and last traded at GBX 105.80 ($1.37), with a volume of 678270 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 103 ($1.34).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

Epwin Group Trading Down 0.8 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 100.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 93.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £146.64 million, a PE ratio of 1,763.75 and a beta of 1.14.

Epwin Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were paid a dividend of GBX 2.10 ($0.03) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. Epwin Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8,333.33%.

Epwin Group Company Profile

Epwin Group Plc manufactures and sells building products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Extrusion and Moulding, and Fabrication and Distribution segments. It also offers windows, doors, cavity closers, and curtain walling products; wood plastic composite and aluminium decking products, and panels; glass reinforced plastic building components.