Essentra PLC (LON:ESNT) announced a dividend on Friday, July 28th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of GBX 6.30 ($0.08) per share on Monday, October 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
Shares of Essentra PLC (LON ESNT) opened at 562.00 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 556.42 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 527.97. Essentra PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 366.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 588.50. The firm’s market cap is GBX 1.47 billion.
In other Essentra PLC news, insider Paul Forman acquired 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 541 ($7.05) per share, for a total transaction of £81,150 ($105,677.82).
ESNT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup Inc. cut Essentra PLC to a “sell” rating and upped their price target for the stock from GBX 430 ($5.60) to GBX 440 ($5.73) in a research note on Friday, April 21st. Numis Securities Ltd restated an “add” rating and set a GBX 565 ($7.36) price target on shares of Essentra PLC in a research note on Friday, April 21st. Deutsche Bank AG reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 600 ($7.81) price objective on shares of Essentra PLC in a research report on Monday, June 19th. Finally, Peel Hunt initiated coverage on Essentra PLC in a research report on Tuesday, July 25th. They issued an “add” rating and a GBX 585 ($7.62) price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Essentra PLC presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 539.40 ($7.02).
About Essentra PLC
Essentra plc is a supplier of plastic, fiber, foam and packaging products. The Company operates through three segments. The Component Solutions segment includes the components, pipe protection technologies (PPT), extrusion and security businesses. The Health & Personal Care Packaging segment includes specialty tapes business and is a global provider of packaging and authentication solutions to a diversified customer base in the health & personal care, consumer and specialist packaging sectors, and to the paper and board industries.
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