Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Epwin Group Plc (LON:EPWN)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 109.90 ($1.41) and last traded at GBX 106.15 ($1.37), with a volume of 392911 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 105.49 ($1.36).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Epwin Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th.

Epwin Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £150.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,795.83 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.77. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 103.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 94.41.

Epwin Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 19th were issued a GBX 2.10 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. Epwin Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8,333.33%.

About Epwin Group

Epwin Group Plc manufactures and sells building products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Extrusion and Moulding, and Fabrication and Distribution segments. It also offers windows, doors, cavity closers, and curtain walling products; wood plastic composite and aluminium decking products, and panels; glass reinforced plastic building components.