Insider Buying: A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) Insider Acquires 25 Shares of Stock

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) insider Julie A. Barr acquired 25 shares of A.G. BARR stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 618 ($8.09) per share, for a total transaction of £154.50 ($202.20).

A.G. BARR Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £691.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,943.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 639.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 609.74. A.G. BARR p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 472.50 ($6.18) and a 12 month high of GBX 686 ($8.98). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.50, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 1.99.

A.G. BARR Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.10 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a yield of 0.47%. A.G. BARR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of A.G. BARR in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 685 ($8.96) price target on shares of A.G. BARR in a research note on Thursday, July 4th.

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 operates in three segments: Soft drinks, Cocktail solutions, and Other. The company provides carbonated and flavored soft drinks, brewed drinks, pre-mixed cocktails, mixers, syrups, various fruit purees, boost drinks, energy stimulation drinks, sport drinks, iced coffee, oat drinks, spring and sparkling water, fruit juices, and other non-alcoholic beverages.