NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) Insider Buys £14,790 in Stock

NWF Group plc (LON:NWF) insider Timothy (Tim) J. Cooper purchased 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 174 ($2.22) per share, with a total value of £14,790 ($18,898.54).

NWF Group Stock Performance

LON:NWF opened at GBX 170 ($2.17) on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 169.74 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 159.07. The stock has a market cap of £84.40 million, a P/E ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.28. NWF Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 139.50 ($1.78) and a 1-year high of GBX 225 ($2.88). The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.22.

NWF Group (LON:NWF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported GBX 5.50 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. NWF Group had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 0.96%. Equities research analysts anticipate that NWF Group plc will post 17.4489796 earnings per share for the current year.

NWF Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 1 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.58%. NWF Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of NWF Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th.

NWF Group Company Profile

NWF Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the sale and distribution of fuel oils in the United Kingdom. It operates through Fuels, Food, and Feeds segments. The Fuels segment sells domestic heating, industrial, and road fuels. This segment owns and operates through a network of 27 depots.