Paul Gill Purchases 21 Shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LON:MAB1) Stock

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LON:MAB1) insider Paul Gill bought 21 shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 713 ($9.44) per share, for a total transaction of £149.73 ($198.19).

Mortgage Advice Bureau Trading Up 2.1 %

LON:MAB1 opened at GBX 770 ($10.19) on Thursday. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a 1-year low of GBX 528 ($6.99) and a 1-year high of GBX 984 ($13.02). The firm has a market capitalization of £446.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.06, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 764.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 708.54.

Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 18th. The company reported GBX 27.60 ($0.37) earnings per share for the quarter. Mortgage Advice Bureau had a return on equity of 15.33% and a net margin of 4.41%. Sell-side analysts predict that Mortgage Advice Bureau will post 44.7385003 earnings per share for the current year.

Mortgage Advice Bureau Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a GBX 14.80 ($0.20) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. This is a positive change from Mortgage Advice Bureau’s previous dividend of $13.40. This represents a dividend yield of 2%. Mortgage Advice Bureau’s dividend payout ratio is presently 149.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank began coverage on shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau in a research report on Monday, February 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 1,150 ($15.22) target price on the stock.

About Mortgage Advice Bureau

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage advice services in the United Kingdom. The company offers proprietary technology and services, which includes adviser recruitment and lead generation, learning and development, compliance auditing and supervision, and digital marketing and website solutions.