MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) Stock Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Shares of MS INTERNATIONAL plc (LON:MSI) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,019.52 ($12.69) and traded as low as GBX 957.25 ($11.91). MS INTERNATIONAL shares last traded at GBX 957.50 ($11.91), with a volume of 10,288 shares traded.

MS INTERNATIONAL Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £153.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,429.10 and a beta of 0.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 975.53 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,019.52.

MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Friday, December 6th. The company reported GBX 39.80 ($0.50) earnings per share for the quarter. MS INTERNATIONAL had a return on equity of 25.03% and a net margin of 10.49%.

MS INTERNATIONAL Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a GBX 5 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.49%. MS INTERNATIONAL’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2,985.07%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Michael J. Bell sold 6,090 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 950 ($11.82), for a total value of £57,855 ($71,985.82). Insiders own 56.84% of the company’s stock.

About MS INTERNATIONAL

MS INTERNATIONAL plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, construction, and servicing of a range of engineering products and structures in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States of America, Asia, South America, and internationally. It operates through Defence and Security, Forgings, Petrol Station Superstructures, and Corporate Branding divisions.