Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Shares Down 0.8%

Equals Group plc (LON:EQLS)’s stock price fell 0.8% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 114 ($1.44) and last traded at GBX 119 ($1.51). 947,032 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 54% from the average session volume of 615,546 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 120 ($1.52).

Equals Group Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 119.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 118.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.03, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market capitalization of £210.15 million, a P/E ratio of 2,850.00 and a beta of 1.39.

Equals Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th were issued a GBX 1 ($0.01) dividend. This is a boost from Equals Group’s previous dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.76%. Equals Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5,000.00%.

Equals Group Company Profile

Equals Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides payment processing and banking services to private clients and corporations through prepaid currency cards, travel cash, international money transfers, and current accounts in the United Kingdom. The company offers Equals Money, a card payment platform; Equals Money Solutions, an enterprise scale-up of the Equals Money platform serving large corporate and financial institutions; and FairFX, a travel card and international payment product for individuals, international holidaymakers, and families.