Personal Group (LON:PGH) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Personal Group (LON:PGH) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 17.70 ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Personal Group had a net margin of 13.49% and a return on equity of 14.40%.

Personal Group Stock Up 3.3 %

Shares of PGH opened at GBX 247.92 ($3.19) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £76.42 million, a P/E ratio of 16.63 and a beta of 0.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 206.25 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 193.22. Personal Group has a 12-month low of GBX 152 ($1.96) and a 12-month high of GBX 248 ($3.19).

Personal Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 10 ($0.13) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.31%. This is a positive change from Personal Group’s previous dividend of $6.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. Personal Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.50%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of Personal Group from GBX 209 ($2.69) to GBX 316 ($4.07) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday.

About Personal Group

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a workforce benefits and health insurance provider. Its vision is to be the champion of affordable and accessible insurance and benefits, keeping businesses and their employees happy, healthy and protected. The Group is proud to support the health and wellbeing of c.