Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Declares Dividend of GBX 3.89 (LON:BMY)

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LON:BMY) announced a dividend on Thursday, October 24th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a dividend of GBX 3.89 ($0.05) per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Bloomsbury Publishing Stock Performance

Shares of BMY stock opened at GBX 755.31 ($9.81) on Friday. Bloomsbury Publishing has a 12-month low of GBX 386 ($5.01) and a 12-month high of GBX 766 ($9.95). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.40, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of £615.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,887.18 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 684.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 640.01.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Nigel Newton sold 58,378 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 713 ($9.26), for a total transaction of £416,235.14 ($540,424.75). 8.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Bloomsbury Publishing Company Profile

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc publishes academic, educational, and general fiction and non-fiction books for children, teachers, students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. The company offers books and digital resources to international research community and higher education students; online law, accounting, and tax services for the United Kingdom and professionals; and publishing services for corporations and institutions.