Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Stock Price Down 20.8% – Here’s Why

Pennon Group Plc (LON:PNN)’s share price was down 20.8% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 422.60 ($5.26) and last traded at GBX 464.60 ($5.78). Approximately 527,841,875 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,906% from the average daily volume of 26,317,779 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 586.26 ($7.29).

Pennon Group Trading Down 20.8 %

The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 343.14. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11,615.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.29. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 569.36 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 583.41.

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX (6.60) (($0.08)) earnings per share for the quarter. Pennon Group had a negative net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 0.74%. Equities analysts forecast that Pennon Group Plc will post 1.0402417 earnings per share for the current year.

Pennon Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of GBX 14.69 ($0.18) per share. This represents a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. Pennon Group’s dividend payout ratio is -152,500.00%.

Pennon Group Company Profile

At the top end of the FTSE250, Pennon is an infrastructure group, focused on the UK water market is one of only three listed water companies in the UK. Operating in a stable regulatory environment with a positive outlook, we are focused on long-term sustainable growth, through disciplined capital allocation, organic and acquisitive.