OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) Insider Victoria Hyde Sells 1,137 Shares

OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) insider Victoria Hyde sold 1,137 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 455 ($5.90), for a total value of £5,173.35 ($6,708.18).

OSB Group Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of OSB stock opened at GBX 459.20 ($5.95) on Friday. OSB Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 343.60 ($4.46) and a 12 month high of GBX 533.50 ($6.92). The firm has a market cap of £1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 4.58 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 416.79 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 396.88.

OSB Group (LON:OSB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 82.20 ($1.07) EPS for the quarter. OSB Group had a return on equity of 18.78% and a net margin of 27.26%. As a group, equities analysts predict that OSB Group Plc will post 85.1214128 EPS for the current fiscal year.

OSB Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a GBX 22.90 ($0.30) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.83%. This is a positive change from OSB Group’s previous dividend of $10.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. OSB Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of OSB Group in a research report on Friday, March 14th.

OSB Group Company Profile

OSB Group Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist mortgage lending and retail savings company in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. It provides private rented sector related buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, secured funding, bridging, and asset finance services.