Keller Group (LON:KLR) Hits New 1-Year High at $1,126.00

Keller Group plc (LON:KLR) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,126 ($14.14) and last traded at GBX 1,098 ($13.79), with a volume of 10333 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,094 ($13.74).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,300 ($16.33) target price on shares of Keller Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th.

Keller Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.04, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.33. The company has a market capitalization of £804.08 million, a P/E ratio of 917.36, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,013.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 890.97.

Keller Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of GBX 31.30 ($0.39) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This is an increase from Keller Group’s previous dividend of $13.90. This represents a dividend yield of 3.58%. Keller Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3,719.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keller Group news, insider Kerry Porritt sold 10,783 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,006 ($12.64), for a total transaction of £108,476.98 ($136,260.49). 4.25% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keller Group Company Profile

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.