Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as C$13.50 and last traded at C$13.40, with a volume of 871 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$13.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, National Bank Financial raised their target price on Yellow Pages from C$12.00 to C$12.50 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$12.50.

Yellow Pages Stock Down 0.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 3.26, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 113.63. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$13.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$12.94. The company has a market cap of C$154.89 million, a PE ratio of 9.64, a P/E/G ratio of -0.32 and a beta of 0.98.

Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$0.29 EPS for the quarter. Yellow Pages had a return on equity of 40.00% and a net margin of 9.95%.The business had revenue of C$47.56 million during the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Yellow Pages Limited will post 1.6202946 EPS for the current year.

Yellow Pages Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.5%. Yellow Pages’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 71.94%.

Yellow Pages Company Profile

Yellow Pages Ltd is a media and marketing solutions company in Canada, offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) services to help them connect with local consumers. The company has two reportable segments namely Yellow Pages and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Yellow Pages segment.