Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) Insider Sells £475,523.84 in Stock

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) insider David Burke sold 33,773 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,408 ($18.32), for a total transaction of £475,523.84 ($618,607.83).

Keller Group Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of KLR stock opened at GBX 1,368 ($17.80) on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.61. The company has a market capitalization of £996.89 million, a P/E ratio of 7.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.34. Keller Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,006 ($13.09) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,704 ($22.17). The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,356.95 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,494.40.

Keller Group (LON:KLR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 204 ($2.65) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Keller Group had a net margin of 4.20% and a return on equity of 23.55%. Research analysts forecast that Keller Group plc will post 192.5925926 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keller Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 33.10 ($0.43) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This is a boost from Keller Group’s previous dividend of $16.60. Keller Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.77%.

About Keller Group

Keller Group plc provides specialist geotechnical services in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers ground improvement services, grouting, deep foundations, earth retention, marine, and instrumentation and monitoring services, as well as post-tension systems and industrial services.