Insider Buying: easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) Insider Buys £152.54 in Stock

easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) insider Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 526 ($6.61) per share, with a total value of £152.54 ($191.71).

Kenton Jarvis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 29 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 508 ($6.38) per share, with a total value of £147.32 ($185.15).
• On Thursday, December 19th, Kenton Jarvis sold 34,540 shares of easyJet stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 568 ($7.14), for a total transaction of £196,187.20 ($246,559.26).
• On Tuesday, December 10th, Kenton Jarvis bought 26 shares of easyJet stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 579 ($7.28) per share, with a total value of £150.54 ($189.19).

easyJet Stock Performance

LON:EZJ opened at GBX 520.80 ($6.55) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 110.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 534.79 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 509.81. easyJet plc has a 1 year low of GBX 404.70 ($5.09) and a 1 year high of GBX 594 ($7.47). The stock has a market capitalization of £3.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.49.

easyJet (LON:EZJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 61.30 ($0.77) earnings per share for the quarter. easyJet had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.89%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that easyJet plc will post 67.3369565 EPS for the current fiscal year.

easyJet Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a GBX 12.10 ($0.15) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This is a boost from easyJet’s previous dividend of $4.50. easyJet’s payout ratio is 10.09%.

About easyJet

We are a low-cost European point-to-point airline. We use our cost advantage, operational efficiency and leading positions in primary airports to deliver low fares, seamlessly connecting Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky. easyJet is one of the largest airlines in the world, with 343 aircraft, operating 1,045 routes across 35 countries and 158 airports.