Kenton Jarvis Buys 29 Shares of easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of easyJet stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 526 ($6.55) per share, with a total value of £152.54 ($189.87).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Kenton Jarvis purchased 29 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 508 ($6.32) per share, with a total value of £147.32 ($183.37).
• On Thursday, December 19th, Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.07), for a total transaction of £196,187.20 ($244,196.17).
• On Tuesday, December 10th, Kenton Jarvis purchased 26 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 579 ($7.21) per share, with a total value of £150.54 ($187.38).

easyJet Stock Up 2.1 %

EZJ stock opened at GBX 519.80 ($6.47) on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 132.04. The company has a market cap of £3.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,060.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 535.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 509.73. easyJet plc has a twelve month low of GBX 404.70 ($5.04) and a twelve month high of GBX 594 ($7.39).

easyJet (LON:EZJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.76) earnings per share for the quarter. easyJet had a return on equity of 17.26% and a net margin of 4.27%. Analysts anticipate that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 EPS for the current fiscal year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 12.10 ($0.15) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This represents a yield of 2.24%. This is a boost from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. easyJet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1,020.41%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.