Dexterra Group (TSE:DXT) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Dexterra Group Inc. (TSE:DXT) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$8.13 and last traded at C$8.12, with a volume of 58432 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$8.05.

Dexterra Group Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of C$526.72 million, a PE ratio of 17.89, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 55.43. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$7.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$6.66.

Dexterra Group (TSE:DXT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported C$0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.20 by C$0.01. Dexterra Group had a net margin of 1.61% and a return on equity of 10.48%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.21 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Dexterra Group Inc. will post 0.7094298 earnings per share for the current year.

Dexterra Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.087 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. Dexterra Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.09%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mary Garden bought 3,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$7.83 per share, for a total transaction of C$28,971.00. Also, Senior Officer Mark Alan Becker acquired 7,704 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$6.49 per share, with a total value of C$49,998.96. In the last three months, insiders acquired 12,404 shares of company stock valued at $85,300. Company insiders own 51.55% of the company’s stock.

About Dexterra Group

Dexterra Group Inc engages in the provision of support services for the creation, management, and operation of infrastructure in Canada. It operates through three segments: Integrated Facilities Management (IFM); Modular Solutions; and Workforce Accommodations, Forestry and Energy Services (WAFES). The IFM segment delivers operation and maintenance solutions for built assets and infrastructure in the public and private sectors, including aviation, defense, education, rail, healthcare, and leisure.