A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Plans Dividend of $0.78

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) declared a dividend on Thursday, February 20th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a dividend of 0.7832 per share by the transportation company on Monday, April 7th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This is an increase from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Stock Performance

Shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S stock opened at $8.58 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.85. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a one year low of $6.26 and a one year high of $9.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 2.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 1.14.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 11.01%. On average, research analysts anticipate that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.