The Character Group (LON:CCT) Stock Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

The Character Group plc (LON:CCT)’s stock price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 260.79 ($3.29) and traded as high as GBX 274 ($3.46). The Character Group shares last traded at GBX 264.25 ($3.33), with a volume of 17,351 shares.

The Character Group Stock Up 0.1 %

The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 260.79 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 270.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.99. The firm has a market capitalization of £48.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.36 and a beta of 0.91.

The Character Group (LON:CCT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 18th. The company reported GBX 29.76 ($0.38) EPS for the quarter. The Character Group had a net margin of 4.47% and a return on equity of 14.13%. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Character Group plc will post 14.7856377 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The Character Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th were given a dividend of GBX 11 ($0.14) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. This is an increase from The Character Group’s previous dividend of $8.00. This represents a yield of 4.17%. The Character Group’s payout ratio is currently 67.27%.

About The Character Group

The Character Group plc is the largest independent toy company based in the United Kingdom. We design, manufacture and distribute a wide range of toys, games and playthings. Many of our products feature or are based on popular film, television, comic and digital characters, reproduced under licence from the brand owners.