Andy Golding Sells 27,324 Shares of OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) Stock

OSB Group Plc (LON:OSB) insider Andy Golding sold 27,324 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 464 ($5.99), for a total transaction of £126,783.36 ($163,718.18).

OSB Group Price Performance

Shares of OSB Group stock opened at GBX 458.60 ($5.92) on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.57 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 418.68 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 397.88. OSB Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 343.60 ($4.44) and a 12 month high of GBX 533.50 ($6.89).

OSB Group (LON:OSB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 14th. The company reported GBX 82.20 ($1.06) EPS for the quarter. OSB Group had a net margin of 27.26% and a return on equity of 18.78%. Equities research analysts anticipate that OSB Group Plc will post 85.1214128 earnings per share for the current year.

OSB Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a GBX 22.90 ($0.30) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.83%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from OSB Group’s previous dividend of $10.70. OSB Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

About OSB Group

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.