James Halstead (LON:JHD) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD)’s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 186.85 ($2.43) and traded as high as GBX 188.13 ($2.44). James Halstead shares last traded at GBX 172 ($2.23), with a volume of 687,366 shares changing hands.

James Halstead Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £716.88 million, a PE ratio of 1,720.00, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 179.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 186.63. The company has a current ratio of 3.34, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63.

James Halstead Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a GBX 6 ($0.08) dividend. This represents a yield of 3.39%. This is a boost from James Halstead’s previous dividend of $2.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. James Halstead’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9,000.00%.

James Halstead Company Profile

James Halstead plc manufactures and supplies flooring products for commercial and domestic uses in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Scandinavia, Australasia, Asia, and internationally. The company offers its products under the Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor, and Expona names. Its products are used in healthcare, education, and retail infrastructures.