A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) Sets New 52-Week High at $587.00

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 587 ($7.42) and last traded at GBX 586.40 ($7.41), with a volume of 59162 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 580 ($7.33).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on BAG shares. Barclays upgraded A.G. BARR to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 522 ($6.60) target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research note on Thursday, February 1st.

A.G. BARR Stock Up 0.9 %

The company has a market cap of £655.43 million, a PE ratio of 1,933.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 536.82 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 513.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.99.

A.G. BARR Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 9th will be paid a GBX 12.40 ($0.16) dividend. This is a boost from A.G. BARR’s previous dividend of $2.65. This represents a dividend yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4,333.33%.

A.G. BARR Company Profile

A.G. BARR p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells soft drinks and cocktail solutions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, fruit juices, spring and sparkling water, fruit puree, oat drinks, boost drinks, iced tea, and other non-alcoholic beverages.