Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) to Issue Dividend of GBX 1.25

Essentra plc (LON:ESNT) declared a dividend on Tuesday, July 30th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, September 19th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.25 ($0.02) per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Essentra Trading Up 4.2 %

LON ESNT opened at GBX 167.20 ($2.15) on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.27, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 165.84 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 170.70. The company has a market capitalization of £481.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8,130.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.18. Essentra has a 12 month low of GBX 130.20 ($1.67) and a 12 month high of GBX 191.80 ($2.47).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on ESNT. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Essentra from GBX 260 ($3.34) to GBX 250 ($3.22) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 255 ($3.28) target price on shares of Essentra in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd.

About Essentra

Essentra plc manufactures and distributes plastic injection and vinyl dip moulded, and metal components worldwide. The company offers cable ties and conduit, and accessories; grommets, strain relief, and blanking plugs; cable glands and accessories; caps and plugs; card guides and pullers; circuit board hardware products; EMI suppression ferrite cores; fan accessories comprising filters and fan mounting accessories; screws and nuts; rivet and panel fasteners; barbed and push-fit fasteners; binder screws and snap fasteners; washers; spacers; brushes; feet; fibre management; and furniture fittings.