A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Raises Dividend to GBX 44.80 Per Share

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 44.80 ($0.58) per share on Friday, April 11th. This represents a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This is a 1,345.2% increase from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $3.10. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

A.G. BARR Price Performance

Shares of A.G. BARR stock opened at GBX 633 ($8.18) on Tuesday. A.G. BARR has a 1-year low of GBX 515 ($6.65) and a 1-year high of GBX 686 ($8.86). The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 610.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 617.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.62. The stock has a market capitalization of £707.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.46, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 39.77 ($0.51) EPS for the quarter. A.G. BARR had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 8.81%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that A.G. BARR will post 43.7109104 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a report on Tuesday.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. Barr is a UK-based branded multi beverage business focused on growth and the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus, it is a brand owners and builder, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love.

Established almost 150 years ago in Scotland, now operating across the UK and with export markets throughout the world, A.G.